A video clip of Kevin McCarthy, in which he appears to sing the praises of how diverse Democrats are, has gone viral.
The video comes from an address McCarthy gave at Oxford University in the UK on October 28th: three weeks after he was ousted as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
McCarthy took part in a debate titled, ‘This House Believes US Interventionism Has Done More Harm Than Good.’ McCarthy was one of half a dozen speakers at the event. His speech opposed the motion.
At one stage, he criticized the appearance of Republicans as a party, saying, “When you look at the Democrats, they actually look like America. When I look at my party, we look like the most restrictive country club in America.”
Kevin McCarthy: “When you look at the Democrats, they actually look like America. When I look at my party, we look like the most restrictive country club in America.” pic.twitter.com/UFJTmTY75c
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) December 7, 2023
The clip surprised many.
So Kevin McCarthy is acknowledging his party looks like a white supremacist party?
— Island Girl – 100% Pro-Choice, Vote Blue (@bluepolitics_) December 7, 2023
We love it when Republicans write campaign commercials for The Democratic Party.
— Jeffrey Ⓥ (@LiftForever67) December 8, 2023
It does sound easy though… 😹
[Insert saying about a broke clock]
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) December 8, 2023
Wow. True. Never expected to hear this from him.
— OAS Correspondent (@Orionarmstar) December 7, 2023
They’re always so brave when they leave 🙄
— Shannon (@gardengirl125) December 8, 2023
Democratic diversity
Even a cursory glance at a collection of Democratic lawmakers shows a greater mix of racial diversity within their ranks. There’s also more LGBTQ+ Democratic lawmakers by a large proportion. The only out-gay Republican elected to Congress was George Santos in 2022. And we all know how that turned out.
You can watch the entirety of McCarthy’s debate speech below. It doesn’t include the portion in the video, so it’s unclear at what stage in the evening he made those comments, or the wider context. For those interested, the debate motion did not pass, with 175 voting against and 160 in favor.
Following his ousting as speaker, McCarthy revealed this week that he plans to leave Congress by the end of the year. News of his departure was welcomed by GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, the man who prompted McCarthy’s ousting. He mockingly posted on X, “McLeavin’”.
McLeavin’
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) December 6, 2023
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“We don’t deserve you.”
abfab
Does this man ever have an original thought.?
Kangol2
Gaetz opened Pandora’s box and probably shouldn’t be mocking his former McCarthy, because he could end up leaving the House just like George Santos, which is to say, sooner than he imagined and not of his own choice!
abfab
And tell the crowd how old Pandora was when he opened her.
barryaksarben
finally the truth. some maga responded by. how he hates white people and said something ridiculous about. Japanese pols dont hate japanese people, which. is not a fair comparison. Japan is 99% Japanese while America is not 99% white. The republicans are almost entirely white and straight and male and do show nothing but hatred to all the rest. they will lie bout it but they show no respect for all other AMERICAN CITIZENS. not respecting some one is hate
Baron Wiseman
@barryaksarben
Wrong.
Even 28% of the LGBT community voted for President Trump in 2020; more than doubling his 2016 support.