House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) signaled that Republicans are open to expunging former President Donald Trump’s impeachments, making the remarks during a brief Q&A with reporters.
When asked about the interest of Republicans to possibly introduce a resolution to expunge one or both of Trump’s impeachments, McCarthy did not dismiss the prospect.
“I’d have to look… When you find that the final information that the Russia document was all a lie, when you watch what went through, I understand why members would want to bring that forward,” McCarthy began, although he explained that the GOP has other priorities it is currently focused on, which includes securing the borders, addressing crime, and getting the economy “back on track.”
“Our first priority is get our economy back on track, secure our borders, make our streets safe again, give parents the opportunity to have a say in their kids’ education, and actually hold government accountable,” the Speaker said.
“But I understand why an individual want to do it, and we’d look at it,” he added:
To the far-left’s dismay, Trump was acquitted in both impeachment trials after being charged with abusing the office of the presidency and obstructing Congress the first round. Lawmakers later accused him of inciting an insurrection, sparking the second impeachment.
McCarthy, who had a historic speakership battle, ultimately clinching the position after negotiations and 15 rounds of voting, has touted the early accomplishments of the GOP-led House, which includes voting to form a select committee on China and moving to strip funding for 87,000 new IRS agents.
“House Republicans just voted unanimously to repeal the Democrats’ army of 87,000 IRS agents,” McCarthy announced last week, identifying the action as the “very first act of the new Congress”:
That same week, McCarthy elaborated on the House Select Committee on China.
“The policies have weakened our economy and made us more vulnerable to the threats of the CCP, but here’s the good news. There is bipartisan consensus that the era of trusting Communist China is over,” McCarthy said.
“How do we bring our jobs back from China to America? How do we secure our intellectual property? How do we make sure our farmland is protected? All of that will be brought up within this committee. The threat is too great for us to bicker with ourselves,” he added.
A recent survey from The Economist/YouGov shows McCarthy’s approval rating on the rise among all Americans.
What none of these articles point out, however, is that the House cannot make anything happen on their own. Anything they pass must be approved by the Senate, as well, and then if it passes that hurdle, then it has to be signed by the President. If the Senate and the President don’t agree and sign what they pass, then it’s moot, and it’s nothing but symbolic.
That’s why it was so important for the GOP to take over BOTH, the House and the Senate during the mid-terms… and through fraud, once again, control of the Senate was not only retained by the Democrats, but they increased their number by one, making it 51-49 in their favor. With Schumer the Majority leader in the Senate, anything the Republicans pass will be shelved, and will never see the light of day once it leaves the House.
Biden has already said he will veto the bill to remove the 87,000 IRS agents if it hits his desk, just as he’ll veto anything else the GOP House passes that doesn’t get killed in the Senate.
These articles that talk about all of the things the GOP controlled House is going to do do us no favors by omitting the fact that that’s only step one in a three part process. A Bill has to be passed by the House, then has to be put on the floor of the Senate for a vote. If that doesn’t happen, it’s dead. If it does get voted on in the Senate and the Democrats kill it, it’s dead. If a Bill passes the House AND the Senate, and the President vetoes it, it’s dead unless it’s “veto proof” which means it has to have both 2/3 of the House and 2/3 of the Senate approve it. It the President vetoes it, it goes back to the House to see if it can get enough votes to make it “veto proof’, and if it does, it again goes back to the Senate to see if it can pass by a “veto proof” margin. If it can’t it’s dead. If it does manage to get enough votes to become “veto proof”, then it cannot be vetoed by the President, and it becomes law.
That’s how it works.
The House can’t make anything happen without the approval of both the Senate, and the President, otherwise, it just policitical theater… and the media does us no favors by not making the public aware of this and simply continues the charade in order to get viewership, while misleading the public… as the lying Liberal media always does, and that the conservative media presumes people know and don’t need to be told, which isn’t the case at all. Right now, everyone thinks whatever the House does is what’s going to happen, and it’s not. What they do is only step one, and it doesn’t actually go into effect without steps two and three, the Senate and the President, agreeing and passing it as well…
What none of these articles point out, however, is that the House cannot make anything happen on their own. Anything they pass must be approved by the Senate, as well, and then if it passes that hurdle, then it has to be signed by the President. If the Senate and the President don’t agree and sign what they pass, then it’s moot, and it’s nothing but symbolic.
That’s why it was so important for the GOP to take over BOTH, the House and the Senate during the mid-terms… and through fraud, once again, control of the Senate was not only retained by the Democrats, but they increased their number by one, making it 51-49 in their favor. With Schumer the Majority leader in the Senate, anything the Republicans pass will be shelved, and will never see the light of day once it leaves the House.
Biden has already said he will veto the bill to remove the 87,000 IRS agents if it hits his desk, just as he’ll veto anything else the GOP House passes that doesn’t get killed in the Senate.
These articles that talk about all of the things the GOP controlled House is going to do do us no favors by omitting the fact that that’s only step one in a three part process. A Bill has to be passed by the House, then has to be put on the floor of the Senate for a vote. If that doesn’t happen, it’s dead. If it does get voted on in the Senate and the Democrats kill it, it’s dead. If a Bill passes the House AND the Senate, and the President vetoes it, it’s dead unless it’s “veto proof” which means it has to have both 2/3 of the House and 2/3 of the Senate approve it. It the President vetoes it, it goes back to the House to see if it can get enough votes to make it “veto proof’, and if it does, it again goes back to the Senate to see if it can pass by a “veto proof” margin. If it can’t it’s dead. If it does manage to get enough votes to become “veto proof”, then it cannot be vetoed by the President, and it becomes law.
That’s how it works.
The House can’t make anything happen without the approval of both the Senate, and the President, otherwise, it just policitical theater… and the media does us no favors by not making the public aware of this and simply continues the charade in order to get viewership, while misleading the public… as the lying Liberal media always does, and that the conservative media presumes people know and don’t need to be told, which isn’t the case at all. Right now, everyone thinks whatever the House does is what’s going to happen, and it’s not. What they do is only step one, and it doesn’t actually go into effect without steps two and three, the Senate and the President, agreeing and passing it as well…