As criticism of GOP infrastructure bill backers grows louder, House Minority Leader McCarthy stays quiet.
WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has watched in silence as the Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a fantasy anime video depicting him killing a Democratic colleague and brandishing swords at President Joe Biden.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has called for removing Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., as the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee after he voted for the infrastructure bill.the Arizona lawmaker. He has also remained quiet about the targeting of members of his caucus who backed the transportation bill, even as he has been active on social media this week to highlight rising inflation and criticize Democrats’ agenda.
The violent undertones reflect a political environment so volatile that the Department of Homeland Security isthat domestic extremists are promoting violence on the Internet and calling for attacks on lawmakers in Congress, along with school and public health officials. Former President Donald Trump and his associates are being investigated by a special House committee looking at whether their falsehoods and lies about a stolen election fomented the Jan. 6 riot on the Capitol.
The bill was developed by a bipartisan group and backed by 19 Senate Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who called it a “godsend” for his state of Kentucky. President Joe Biden plans to sign it on Monday.
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