McCarthy Accidentally Calls Gohmert ‘Congressman COVID’ After GOPer Gets Infected

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made an unfortunate verbal slip-up on Wednesday in wake of Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) testing positive for COVID-19.


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Hahahahahahhahahahahaha

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Congressman Covid: representing the virus’ interests in the House and on the media.
Seems accurate enough.

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Kevin, your Freudian slip is showing.

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“Just as Congressman COVID-” the GOP leader says before correcting himself.

He got it right the first time.

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It’s not COVID, it is the Trump virus.

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Such a gaffe. Kevin McCarthy meant to say, “Congressman Covidiot”.

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Tee Hee…quiet parts out loud, much?

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Representative Ronavirus

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As with B1 Bob and Moscow Mitch, my hope is that this will live with Gohmert forever.

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Yep. Because that’s what his own colleagues think of him, I think everyone should start calling him that. I hope it sticks.

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Or for the rest of his life.

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Well, to be fair there’s a lot of competition for the moniker “Congressman Asshole”.

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However short that may hopefully be…

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OMG. The man can’t help speaking some pretty obvious truths.

I just don’t understand how we can be so different in this country. Brainwaves from alien planets?

:rofl:

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Kevin McCarthy, once again proving he’s not the sharpest knife in the chandelier…

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I once went to a congressional hearing, and on the issue I was involved with Gohmert was actually on the side I was (long story…but he was actually lined up with consumers,) and even though he was on team, his idiocy stood out. Unlike everyone else on our side, he actually had no f’n idea what was in the bill or why it was important, really shocking. And when he spoke and questioned witnesses, it was entirely incomprehensible.

McCarthy is not the brightest bulb in the attic, but he is a f’n klieglight compared to Old Louie Covid.

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That name is gonna stick.

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Just when I think I’ve completely lost my ability to laugh at any of this, the clown car posse brings out the seltzer spray bottles again.

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