House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy mocked the Democratic majority on Monday for having “fewer members than they started with” in 2019. But his own caucus has seen significantly more departures than the Democrats have and will soon face dozens of retirements.
Under the guise of presenting a year-in-review for the House Democratic majority, Rep. McCarthy (R-CA) noted misleadingly that they had “Issued more subpoenas than laws,” claimed they “Have fewer members than they started with,” and opined that they “Jammed though an unpopular impeachment which will cost them their House majority.”
While McCarthy is technically correct that the Democratic caucus is slightly smaller today (232) than at the beginning of the year (235), his own caucus is as well and may get smaller still in the upcoming days. Continue reading