Tucker Carlson called Kevin McCarthy a 'puppet of the Democratic Party' after leaked audio revealed the lawmaker had wondered if Twitter could censor some of his GOP colleagues https://www.businessinsider.com/tucker-carlson-kevin-mccarthy-a-puppet-of-the-dem-party-2022-4 Tucker Carlson called House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy a "puppet of the Democratic Party." The comment came after audio was leaked of McCarthy mulling Twitter censorship for some GOP lawmakers. Carlson said that McCarthy is "a man who, in private, sounds like an MSNBC contributor." Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday slammed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, calling him a "puppet" of the Democratic Party. Carlson's statements came after The New York Times published a bombshell report detailing how McCarthy was concerned about GOP lawmakers like Rep. Matt Gaetz and their potential for inciting violence following the January 6 Capitol riot. The Times also highlighted how McCarthy, in leaked audio recordings obtained by the outlet, had mulled the possibility of censoring GOP lawmakers. "Can't they take their Twitter accounts away, too?" McCarthy was heard saying on a call, likely referring to how former President Donald Trump was permanently banned from Twitter after the riot. During his show on Tuesday, Carlson criticized McCarthy for what the lawmaker said on the call. "Kevin McCarthy of California told his close friend, Liz Cheney, that he hoped the social media companies would censor more conservative Republicans in the Congress," Carlson said, adding that Trump had been "silenced by those companies" during his presidency. Carlson noted McCarthy had also expressed a desire to have "tech oligarchs" take more steps to "force disobedient lawmakers off the internet." Commenting on McCarthy's suggestion to remove some parties from Twitter, Carlson said: "Those are the tape-recorded words of Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a man who in private turns out sounds like an MSNBC contributor." The Fox News host also warned that McCarthy or "one of his highly liberal allies" would likely become Speaker of the House if conservatives didn't "get their act together right away." "And that would mean we will have a Republican Congress led by a puppet of the Democratic Party," Carlson added. Last week, The Times reported that McCarthy had told House GOP members he planned to ask Trump to resign after the Capitol riot. McCarthy had earlier denied making those comments, both in response to multiple media outlets and in a statement posted on his Twitter account.
More Tucker News: Tucker Carlson Invites Wrath of ARMY After Insulting BTS White House Visit https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/tucker-carlson-bts-white-house-visit-1361200/ Fox News host just ensured his replies will become a wasteland of Jimin fancams and J-Hope GIFs for all eternity. Members of the K-pop supergroup BTS from left, Jimin, RM, Jin, and J-Hope, join White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the daily briefing at the White House, Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in Washington. Tucker Carlson learned a valuable lesson today: If you come for K-pop, the K-pop fans will come for you. Speaking on Tucker Carlson Tonight Tuesday, the Fox News host and noted Russian sycophant took aim at K-pop’s most dangerous target: BTS. The global megastars were in Washington to discuss “Asian inclusion and representation” and address anti-Asian discrimination with President Joe Biden — something that just didn’t sit right with Tucker. “Yeah, so we got a Korean pop group to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States,” he said. “Okay. Good job, guys.” If questioning the activism of one of the most popular musical artists on the planet wasn’t enough to enrage the digital infantry of the BTS fan ARMY, Carlson later suggested extending White House invites to youth icons like BTS was helping “degrade” America. “And it’s working,” he added. Upon learning of Carlson’s comments, Twitter (rightfully) lost its shit, exploding with memes and fervent prayers for ARMY to decimate the Fox figurehead into oblivion. “He doesn’t know the force he just awoke,” one user tweeted — and anyone unfortunate enough to have made even a lighthearted joke about BTS online would call that assessment an understatement. Force? More like an unrelenting, 24/7 onslaught of pain. In short: RIP to Tucker’s mentions. The cable news charlatan is seemingly unaware that the K-pop powerhouse — comprised of Jungkook, V, Jimin, Suga, Jin, RM, and J-Hope — have previously spoken out against anti-Asian violence in the U.S., so their White House invite isn’t exactly the stretch Carlson makes it out to be. In March 2021, BTS addressed the then-recent wave of crime targeting Asians across America. “We stand against racial discrimination,” BTS wrote in a statement accompanied by the hashtags #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate. “We recall moments when we faced discrimination as Asians. We have endured expletives without reason and were mocked for the way we look. We were even asked why Asians spoke in English.” “The way we think is that everything that we do, and our existence itself, is contributing to the hope for leaving this xenophobia, these negative things, behind. It’s our hope, too, that people in the minority will draw some energy and strength from our existence,” RM told Rolling Stone in the group’s May 2021 cover story. “Yes, there’s xenophobia, but there are also a lot of people who are very accepting. . . . The fact that we have faced success in the United States is very meaningful in and of itself.” Ultimately, the BTS comments merely served as a poorly planned preamble to an interview with fellow shit-stirrer Candace Owens discussing the “disarray” of the Biden White House. BTS will likely remain unbothered by Carlson’s quip — especially ahead of the upcoming release of their anthology album, Proof. But Tucker? He just guaranteed his replies will become a wasteland of Jimin fancams and J-Hope GIFs for all eternity. At ease, ARMY. You’ve done your duty.
https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/Kevin_McCarthy Kevin McCarthy was a 23rd century Human man, a Starfleet lieutenant in the 2280s decade. Biography In the year 2285, he was assigned to the USS Surak as navigator and second officer, under command of Captain Spock. McCarthy took the conn when Spock and First Officer Brinks were off the bridge. (TOS comic: "The Trouble with Transporters!")