"Downward Spiral:" Kevin McCarthy Gets Into Physical Altercation With One of the Eight Republicans Who Voted to Depose Him

It's who they are, as a wise man often says.

This is reported at RedState, taking posts from X/Twitter and condensing them into a coherent narrative.

While talking to Rep. Tim Burchett after the GOP conference meeting, former Speaker McCarthy walked by with his detail and McCarthy shoved Burchett. Burchett lunged towards me. I thought it was a joke, it was not. And a chase ensued. Burchett's back was to McCarthy and his detail walking by in the hallway, then the lunge.

Burchett responded jokingly as McCarthy kept walking, "Sorry Kevin didn't mean to elbow --" then seriously yelled, "Why'd you elbow me in the back Kevin?! Hey Kevin, you got any guts!?"

Burchett then looked back at me and said, "Jerk," referring to McCarthy. I asked if he had done that before, Burchett said "No." That's when the chase ensued. Burchett took off after McCarthy and his detail. I chased behind with my mic. Burchett yelled after catching up to McCarthy, "Hey Kevin, why'd you walk behind me and elbow me in the back?"

KM: "I didn't elbow you in the back."

Burchett: "You got no guts, you did so, the reporter said it right there, what kind of chicken move is that. You got no guts, you did so--the reporter said it right there, what kind of chicken move is that? You're pathetic man, you are so pathetic."

Burchett starts to walk away from McCarthy, tells me, "What a jerk," and then yells back; 'You need security Kevin!'"

Burchett tells me that's the first point of "communication" with McCarthy since Burchett voted for McCarthy's ouster as speaker last month: "That's just it" for communication since ouster vote, "He's just a jerk. He's just a childish little." Burchett adds: "Did you just see that?" he asks in disbelief. I'm stunned, too."

[Burchett] says he won't follow up with McCarthy on what happened, "He's on a downhill spiral. He just, that was pretty gutless of him. I'm disappointed in his, in him."

More at the link.

Burchett describes the check below:

Burchett also says that Kevin McCarthy has $17 million in a campaign slush fund which he intends to use to punish his enemies in elections:

McCarthy is "still angry," CNN reports. Still grumbling about having been deposed.

McCarthy says he's undecided about whether to run again in 2024. I still doubt he'll serve out his current term. Especially if he really is on a "downward spiral" and deliberately banging his enemies in the kidneys.

It's who they are.

posted by Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:10 PM

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