Kevin McCarthy Faces Backlash After Claiming Republicans Walk Away From Bad Candidates Amid Platner Controversy
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Alyssa Ray
6h ago· 3 min readenNews
Summary
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy claimed on Fox News that Republicans know when to walk away from bad candidates, citing the Matt Gaetz situation as an example. He made these remarks amid the controversy surrounding Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who faces sexual assault allegations. McCarthy's comments drew pushback online.
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Twitter / XKevin McCarthy Faces Backlash After Claiming Republicans Walk Away From Bad Candidates Amid Platner Controversythewrap.comKey quotes
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We walked away. When Matt Gaetz came forward, we got rid of him.
Kevin McCarthy sparked push back online after claiming the Republican Party knows when to walk away from a bad candidate amid the Graham Platner controversy.
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