Elizabeth Warren sheds tears on Kevin McCarthy over leaked tape, calls him a ‘liar and traitor’

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) ripped House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Sunday morning, calling the California congressman a “liar” and “traitor” about the revelations he specifically to Republicans in the House of Representatives for whom then President Donald Trump was responsible. the Capitol’s January 6 revolt and will offer his resignation.

In a series of recordings obtained by New York TimesMcCarthy not only contradicted his public comments by suggesting Trump should resign, but he also claimed the former president had personally claimed responsibility for the attack. Additionally, McCarthy told GOP leadership that he had “had it with this guy.”

However, Trump has indicated that he’s not upset with McCarthy over the leaked comments, telling his inner circle that he’s glad the lawmaker didn’t follow through while publicly saying that he still has a good relationship with McCarthy and will support his efforts to become the Family Speaker. McCarthy, meanwhile, declared that despite what the tape reveals, he “never thought that [Trump] should resign” and merely walk “through the different situations”.

In an appearance on CNN’s State of the UnionWarren didn’t decline when counselor Dana Bash asked her to respond to McCarthy’s comments on the tape compared to what he has publicly said and done.

The Massachusetts senator exclaimed: “Kevin McCarthy is a liar and a traitor. “This is outrageous! And that’s really the disease that’s pervading the leadership of the Republican Party right now.” Claiming that the Republican Party “says one thing to the American public and something private”, Warren added that “they understood it was wrong” that a mob of supporters tried to overthrow the government.

“Instead, the Republican Party wants to keep trying to figure out how [the] The election of 2020 will be different instead of spending their energies on how we move forward to build the economy, to make this country work better for the people who sent us to Washington, “progressive legislator declared.

“Shame on Kevin McCarthy,” she concluded.