Kevin McCarthy Offers Crappy Defense Of Trump Toilet Pic
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) attempted to slam a lid on the controversy of former President Donald Trump allegedly keeping sensitive documents in a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago.
However, many Twitter users thought the excuse was a bunch of crap.
When the indictment against Trump was unsealed on Friday, people noted a photo that appeared to show boxes and boxes of documents stacked up in a bathroom and shower in the Florida estate’s Lake Room.
The documents were allegedly moved to the restroom in April 2021 at Trump’s request.
Although many people were shocked at the idea of the former leader of the free world allegedly storing classified documents next to a toilet, McCarthy offered a dubious defense on Monday.
After a reporter asked the House speaker if it was “a good look for the former president to have boxes in a bathroom,” McCarthy tried to spin things by referencing President Joe Biden’s own handling of sensitive information, saying: “I don’t know. Is it a good picture to have boxes in a garage that opens up all the time? A bathroom door locks.”
Of course, McCarthy left out another big difference: Biden returned the documents in question when asked, whereas Trump allegedly sought to prevent the return of classified material.
Q: "Was that a good look for the former president to have boxes in a bathroom?"
Kevin McCarthy: "I don't know. Is it a good picture to have boxes in a garage that opens up all the time? A bathroom door locks." pic.twitter.com/aEmOfz77kX— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) June 12, 2023
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told CNN he was a little puzzled at McCarthy’s line of argument.
“Well, it’s the first I’ve seen that particular defense, but is he suggesting that these boxes of classified documents got up and locked the door after people left the bathroom?” Raskin chuckled. “I’m not quite sure I follow the logic of it.”
Many folks on Twitter weren’t impressed by McCarthy’s logic either, especially since garages come with locks as well.
We have a leading candidate for the stooopidest statement of the day. https://t.co/bWyOPXylCw
— Steve Metz (@steven_metz) June 12, 2023
My god, the deflection and denial - just shameless. https://t.co/w5veYvhDVh
— WGA Strike Captain Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) June 12, 2023
I am going to invent a garage that locks and I’m gonna be so rich. pic.twitter.com/X4DGOu941q
— AMANDA TRAP HOUSE (@noturtlesoup17) June 12, 2023
Kevin McCarthy is a desperate moron. pic.twitter.com/GCHhFQ2C7y
— The USA Singers (@TheUSASingers) June 12, 2023
"...presumably, a garage door is capable of being locked and a bathroom door can be opened, but we digress..."
Seriously, has McCarthy ever opened a door before? He's had DAYS to think up a defense and "a bathroom door locks" is the best he could do?https://t.co/XQgdMlrZWh— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) June 12, 2023
Really glad @SpeakerMcCarthy is branding the Republicans on the pro Espionage Act party.
They love Donald more than they like the US.
I just wonder when the IC decides they have to stop briefing him. https://t.co/xnJC1DvYXh— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 12, 2023
All the other dumb stuff apart, bathroom doors usually only lock from the inside. https://t.co/MNLFgbTBhF
— Arieh Kovler (@ariehkovler) June 12, 2023
