“Two attacks I’ve heard Republicans give that are totally stupid and dumb to do is the DEI attack, OK? The other attack that I would not do is saying that the president has to resign. That would be an advantage for Kamala.
“Air Force One is very powerful when it lands somewhere. And you know what? Something will happen between now and the election. A hurricane or something else.
“And she’ll be able to present herself as a leader. Or maybe there’s some foreign policy. That is a mistake for any leader to go out and say that on the Republican side.
“This DEI, that seems like a petty– look, I disagree with DEI, but she is the vice president of the United States. She is the former U.S. senator. These congressmen that are saying it, they’re wrong in their own instincts.” – Kevin McCarthy, speaking to NBC News.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said in an interview with #MTPNOW that attacks by his former colleagues on Vice President Kamala Harris using the acronym DEI — diversity, equity and inclusion — are “stupid and dumb.”
Full interview: https://t.co/J1QY78GOLj pic.twitter.com/6RD7dhzdxb
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) July 23, 2024
WATCH: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy says DEI attacks on VP Kamala Harris are “stupid and dumb.”@SpeakerMcCarthy: “I disagree with DEI, but she’s the vice president of the United States. … These congressmen that are saying it, they’re wrong in their own instincts.” pic.twitter.com/rKNaFLL95l
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) July 23, 2024