'Desperate' Kevin McCarthy bashed by Morning Joe panelist for 'stupid' impeachment gambit

MSNBC's Claire McCaskill ridiculed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for putting himself in an untenable position as leader of a fractured and increasingly extreme Republican caucus.

The California Republican announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden without even holding a vote, and he still was brazenly challenged by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) minutes later, and the "Morning Joe" contributor was astonished by how little respect the House GOP holds for McCarthy.

"I would rather spend a month in solitary confinement than be Kevin McCarthy," McCaskill said. "Here's what happened: When he got the speakership, the fringe gave him a hand grenade and said, 'You have to hold it, you can't get rid it -- we can decide when to pull the pun.' They are fixing to pull the pin, so he looks weak, he looks desperate. He's not accomplishing anything because, without a vote, then this idea that somehow subpoenas are more meaningful is just stupid. It's not true. They are not more meaningful if there's no authorization by the House of Representatives."

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"So all the White House has to do is say, 'We're going to go by the Trump office of legal council and [Department of Justice] that said we don't have to honor subpoenas if it's not been authorized by the House of Representatives, so it's a stupid exercise," McCaskill said.

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