Opinion

Kevin McCarthy hits the bottom of the barrel

Kevin McCarthy was warned. He was given an explanation. Nevertheless, he persisted.

A few days before the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, the House Republican leader had a conference call with GOP lawmakers. On the call, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois warned McCarthy that his and other party leaders’ claims — that the election had been stolen and that Republicans had the power to block Joe Biden’s victory from being certified — “would lead to violence on January 6th.”