McCarthy chats with CBS host about hypocrisy of election denial: ‘Why don’t you also hold Democrats accountable’

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called out Margaret Brennen of CBS and the media for ignoring past examples of Democrats denying election results while attacking Republicans on Sunday.

During McCarthy’s “Face the Nation” appearance, Brennen questioned McCarthy’s choice to appoint some House Republicans to committees when many of them have reportedly denied the results of the 2020 presidential election.

“According to CBS records, 70% of House GOP members denied the 2020 election results. You put a lot of them on very key committees, Intelligence, Homeland Security, Oversight. Why are you raising people who deny reality like that? Brennan asked.

“Well, if you look at the Democrats, their top member, Raskin, had the same thing, denying that Trump or Bush was there. Bennie Thompson—” McCarthy began.

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“Have you seen those numbers we just posted, 70%? Brennan cut him off.

“Were you also fair and equal when you watched Raskin do the same thing, Bennie Thompson, who is a ranking member, was president, these people were presidents of the Democratic Party,” McCarthy replied.

Brennan frequently interrupted McCarthy, pointing out this discrepancy, implying that going back to the 2000 election was irrelevant to the discussion.

“Yeah, those are my picks, but those are the picks of the conference. But I’m also asking you when you just look at the Republicans, the Democrats did the same thing. So maybe that’s not denying. Can -maybe that’s the only opportunity they have to have a question about what happened during the election. So if you want the Republicans to respect this equation, why don’t you also hold the Democrats? Why don’t you don’t you detain Jamie Raskin Why don’t you detain Bennie When the Democrats nominated them for president, I never heard you ask that question of Nancy Pelosi or a Democrat, when they were in power in the majority,” McCarthy replied.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., hosts a press conference in the US Capitols Statuary Hall on Thursday, January 12, 2023.
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“You’re talking about stuff going back to 2000, which was a time, I didn’t have this show then, that’s why I’m asking you now,” Brennen said.

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Prominent Democratic figures such as Hillary Clinton, Stacey Abrams and Hakeem Jeffries have previously denied the results of the 2016 presidential election as well as the 2018 midterm elections. media and hailed as leaders of the Democratic Party.

In recent weeks, McCarthy has come under fire for removing Democrats such as Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from their posts on the House Intelligence Committee while promoting Republicans in others. McCarthy has previously defended those choices when questioned by reporters or Democratic critics.

Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House on January 7.
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“It’s your Congress,” Brennan insisted.

“These are MPs who have just been elected by their constituents, and we put them on committees. And I’m proud to do that,” McCarthy replied.