Why is Kevin McCarthy trending?
KEVIN McCarthy has served as the House Minority Leader in the United States House of Representatives since 2019.
The politician has a tendency to trend on social media for his outspoken stances in government.
Why has Kevin McCarthy trended on Twitter?
In November 2021, McCarthy delayed the Democrats' social spending and climate package by making an eight and a half hour filibuster-style speech.
McCarthy utilized the "magic minute" tool available to the speaker, majority leader and minority leader, where these members are permitted to speak for an unlimited amount of time during a floor debate.
He delayed proceedings by starting his floor speech at 8:38 p.m and continuing for eight hours.
"It's okay. I'll be here a long time," McCarthy taunted Democrats. "I think I'm upsetting other people on the other side of the aisle by telling them what's in the bill. They just yelled at me that they're leaving."
At 4.46 a.m., McCarthy broke the previous record for the longest House floor speech.
On November 19, The House passed Biden's $2trillion Build Back Better package despite McCarthy's attempted delay in proceedings.
In mid 2021, President Joe Biden fought a surging wave of backlash over his handling of the Afghanistan crisis.
The US scrambled to evacuate dependents after he rubber-stamped plans to withdraw troops following a costly - and unpopular - 20-year war against the Taliban.
McCarthy trended on Twitter for posting a series of tweets lashing out against the president.
"Leave. Nobody. Behind. President Biden is preparing to leave Americans behind in Afghanistan at the mercy of terrorists. Speaker Pelosi must bring Congress back to prohibit the President from withdrawing our troops until every American is out," he wrote.
"House Republicans are in Washington, DC—ready to vote to prohibit President Biden from withdrawing troops from Afghanistan until EVERY American is safely home. Where is Speaker Pelosi? Where are the Democrats?" he continued.
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The tweets were not the first time McCarthy has spoken out against Biden's handling of the Afghanistan chaos.
On August 20, the House Minority Leader tweeted: "President Biden failed to lay out a coherent plan for evacuating Americans who have been stranded by his disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. We must not be bound by an arbitrary timeline."
What did Kevin McCarthy say about Nancy Pelosi?
In early August 2021, McCarthy had been urged to resign after joking "it'd be hard not to hit Nancy Pelosi with a gavel" if he becomes House speaker.
The House minority leader made the comments at a dinner with Tennessee’s Republican congressional delegatio.
He had been handed a gavel with the words "Fire Pelosi" on it.
McCarthy is reported to have said: "It will be hard not to hit her with it, but I will bang it down."
That led to calls for his resignation.
Pelosi’s spokesman, Drew Hammill, said: "A threat of violence to someone who was a target of a #January6th assassination attempt from your fellow Trump supporters is irresponsible and disgusting."
McCarthy and Pelosi have already been engaged in an ongoing war of words in the past.
Pelosi was once blasted for branding McCarthy a "moron" after he opposed a new mask mandate for vaccinated Americans.
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The House speaker said: "He's such a moron."
McCarthy had earlier called her a "lame duck" for rejecting his GOP picks for the Capitol riot probe.
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