Donald Trump’s stooge Kevin McCarthy goes completely off the deep end
Hundreds of Americans are now dead from the coronavirus. More than ten thousand Americans have tested positive. There are fears that millions of Americans could end up catching it. Even as responsible Americans are doing everything they can try to keep the death toll down, Republicans are doing the opposite.
Take, for instance, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Last week he began tweeting racist remarks about the coronavirus, because he’s just that kind of flaming dumpster fire. Now McCarthy is attacking the Governor of California for daring to do the responsible thing:
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I hope Governor Newsom consulted with a lot of experts before he decided to shut down 12% of the nation's population. pic.twitter.com/sC7whLz5SN
— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) March 20, 2020
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At some point we’re going to need a serious national discussion about whether remarks like this – which will no doubt directly result in getting Americans killed – merit criminal charges. Kevin McCarthy is arguably committing a form of negligent homicide with tweets like this.
Bill Palmer is the publisher of the political news outlet Palmer Report