Kevin McCarthy has received a software upgrade, and I think you’re going to like it.
The somewhat contentious Speaker of the House, who faced down a conservative revolt during his confirmation, has been keeping his promises so far, and that includes kicking Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff off the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
As RedState reported, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries initially reappointed the controversial Democrats to the committee, demanding McCarthy bend the knee while ignoring the consequences of Nancy Pelosi’s tyrannical reign. To his credit, the new Speaker told Jeffries to pound sand.
Naturally, that has the press raving mad (mostly because Schiff is a main source of leaks), and one snarky reporter decided to try to tie the situation to George Santos. You know, because the current Congress apparently revolves around a no-name freshman whose committee assignments are the equivalent of working at McDonald’s.
You have to listen carefully to hear exactly what the reporter says, but the gist of her assertion is that it’s hypocritical to put Santos onto any committees while keeping Schiff and Swalwell off of a specific committee. McCarthy absolutely levels her from start to finish.