The U.S. House voted for Speaker for the 6th time Wednesday afternoon.
According to Washington Post’s Dylan Wells, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX 2nd District) was “pissed” after GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) suffered another humiliating loss for the sixth time. Crenshaw also told the 20 GOP members to “shut the f*ck up.”
“They need to be men and adults and say what they want, instead of playing these little games, that’s what we’re asking. That’s what I’ve asked them. Some of them are my friends. Stop saying platitudes like, ‘Washington is broken. We can’t do the status quo,’” Crenshaw said.
— Dylan Wells (@dylanewells) January 4, 2023
“I think the 20 holdouts are continuing to show themselves to be unbelievably unserious. Now they’re just choosing random people. They don’t have a plan,” Crenshaw said. “It’s almost like they want to make the point that they don’t have a plan.”
— Dylan Wells (@dylanewells) January 4, 2023
“I can hold out forever,” he said. “McCarthy would have to resign from Congress, then I’ll consider an alternative — but I’ll tell you what, whoever that 20 wants, I will never vote for that person. I do not care who it is. They want to play this game, we’ll play the game.”
— Dylan Wells (@dylanewells) January 4, 2023
On Wednesday, Crenshaw joined Guy Benshow Show, where he blasted the 20 Republicans who have opposed McCarthy’s bid for the speakership again.
These are the 20 GOP members who are standing up for the American people. pic.twitter.com/P4AMs5g3pf
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) January 4, 2023
During the interview, Crenshaw referred to the 20 Republicans challenging the establishment as “terrorists.”
Below is the transcript:
Crenshaw: It’s almost like, they’re being paid by Democrats to force us into a deal with Democrats. Like I don’t know what else to think at this point.
Guy Benson: One name that gets tossed around is Steve Scalise, whose well-liked member of leadership. It’s like, oh, well, you know what? If you gave him a shot instead of McCarthy, first of all, McCarthy would have to step aside for that to happen. Second of all, if it were Scalise, would any of this dynamic change at all? I don’t know.
Crenshaw: No, no, it would change. And we all know it wouldn’t change, which is why we can’t give in. And so those of us who are standing against this, we’re standing for principle. They are standing for notoriety. They’re standing for that extra news that because nobody ever cares about them and they’re frustrated by that, and they want that extra news that we know that we can’t give in to this because then they will always run the conference and they’ll just get another scalp and another scalp, whether it’s whether it’s Boehner or Paul Ryan or them McCarthy. Scalise would just be next and we all know it. We just can’t allow that to happen. That’s why those of us are saying like, look, you pushed us into this corner. So now we’re now we’re saying we won’t vote for anyone but McCarthy. That’s why we’re saying it, because we cannot let the terrorists win. That’s basically what’s happening.
Listen to the audio below:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw on the 20 Republicans who refuse to back Kevin McCarthy:
“We cannot let the terrorists win.”
Yikes.
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) January 4, 2023
Tucker Carlson slams RINO Dan Crenshaw for calling 20 GOP patriots “terrorists” for not voting for McCarthy.
“Yet today, Congressman Dan Crenshaw of Texas, a surrogate for Kevin McCarthy, did in fact, he did what neocons always do. He labeled anyone he doesn’t like a terrorist,” Carlson said during his show Wednesday night.
“Dan Crenshaw went all the way, as neocons always do. He proceeded to go to CNN to call his political opponents enemies of the state looking for a little Soviet-style politics.”
“You may like Kevin McCarthy or not. Both are allowed. But no matter how you feel, you have to acknowledge, if you’re being honest that people who don’t like Kevin McCarthy have a reason for that. They have real concerns, real issues. But you’ll notice that Dan Crenshaw didn’t address any of those. None of them. Instead, he impugned their motives, their character, their intelligence, their moral standing,” Tucker continued.”
Watch:
Tucker on Dan Crenshaw’s “terrorists” comment: “Over the past few years pretty much every part of the war on terror has been turned against the domestic political enemies of the neocons. What you just saw is the snarling face of the donor class.” pic.twitter.com/Ygd5ptmjcD
— American Firebrand (@AmFirebrand) January 5, 2023
To which Crenshaw responded, “Unclutch your pearls. It’s a figure of speech. You can’t insult, slander, and hold everyone hostage with no way out – and not expect me to punch back. Grow thicker skin.”
Unclutch your pearls. It’s a figure of speech. You can’t insult, slander, and hold everyone hostage with no way out – and not expect me to punch back.
Grow thicker skin. https://t.co/gmwDmfCney
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) January 5, 2023
Conservatives are now attacking him for his remarks.
You're the absolute worst of the worst, Dan. You're despised, almost universally.
RESIGN.
— David Wohl (@DavidWohl) January 5, 2023
The American people have been held hostage by you NeoCon asswipes for years. You can’t even stand two days of people not falling in line with your pathetic status quo.
Forget thicker skin—you need bigger fucking balls.
— Scott Stephenson (@Scott4WA8) January 5, 2023
You can’t expect to call 20 members of your own party “terrorists” for exercising their right to vote for leadership and not expect Tucker to punch back.
Grow thicker skin. Or maybe just stop being a jackass.
— Jenna Ellis 🍊🦅 (@JennaEllisEsq) January 5, 2023
You're an arrogant joke.
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) January 5, 2023
