House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) drew scorn on Twitter Wednesday night for his dismissive response to President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress.
This whole thing could have just been an email.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) April 29, 2021
Later on Fox News, McCarthy repeated the now-debunked falsehood that Biden’s climate plan seeks to limit the amount of red meat that Americans can eat.
“It just continues. He wants control of your life,” McCarthy told the prime-time personality, Sean Hannity. “He’s going to control how much meat you can eat. Can you imagine that?”
Critics called out McCarthy for his tweet and the tossing of literal red meat to the GOP base:
Shhhhh. The grown ups are talking.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 29, 2021
I hate that this is what Republicans consider “clever”.
— President Elect Lenny (@CaptFancyPantz) April 29, 2021
Then why did you go, Kev?
— Juan Escalante (@JuanSaaa) April 29, 2021
It wasn’t really your crowd. Nobody in the room had to break in to get there.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) April 29, 2021
“Why aren’t there more conservative comedians?”
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) April 29, 2021
you’re a fucking disgrace
— Russ Bengtson (@russbengtson) April 29, 2021
Spoken like a guy who wants to keep American divided…
— Jeremy Comeau (@JeremyComeau) April 29, 2021
Wow good one Kev you really got him
— BCapJe (@BCapJe) April 29, 2021
Your career could just be an emoji. A sad one
— D Vel (@DVelascoAF) April 29, 2021
If they are going to lie, can they at least get back to taco trucks on every corner. That one at least sounded fun.
— WhatIfBarackOrHillarySaidIt 💉😷🗳️ (@IfBarack) April 29, 2021