{"id":246453,"date":"2020-12-09T09:11:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T09:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/mccarthy-trolls-house-dems-photo-op-of-defeated-incumbents.html"},"modified":"2020-12-09T09:11:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T09:11:57","slug":"mccarthy-trolls-house-dems-photo-op-of-defeated-incumbents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/mccarthy-trolls-house-dems-photo-op-of-defeated-incumbents.html","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy trolls House Dems&#8217; photo op of defeated incumbents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressdynamos.com\/timesofnewscdn\/USA\/191fa_image.jpg\" alt=\"McCarthy: Why is Swalwell still in Congress after China spy report?\" \/><span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">McCarthy: Why is Swalwell still in Congress after China spy report?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>House minority leader joins &#8216;The Ingraham Angle&#8217; to discuss report of Chinese infiltration into US politics<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">House Minority Leader <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a>, R-Calif., had some fun Tuesday at the expense of <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">House<\/a> Democrats who lost their seats in <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">last month&#8217;s election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Democrats were\u00a0widely expected to expand their House majority in 2020, However, while Democrats were able to hold on to control of\u00a0the chamber, the GOP managed to flip a whopping 13 seats, diminishing the control of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><strong>AFTER ENTANGLEMENT WITH CHINESE SPY, ERIC SWALWELL WARNED OF &#8216;INFLUX OF RUSSIANS&#8217; IN US POLITICS UNDER TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday evening, Politico congressional bureau chief John Bresnahan shared a photograph of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD., posing with a group of defeated\u00a0Democratic incumbents ahead of their departure next month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do not lose heart,\u201d Hoyer told his ousted colleagues, according to Bresnahan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Upon seeing the tweet, McCarthy shared a photograph of his own.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here&#8217;s a group photo of me with all the House Republicans who lost races this year,&#8221; McCarthy wrote above\u00a0an image of himself\u00a0alone in the Rotunda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy&#8217;s tweet received plenty of praise on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Quality trolling,&#8221;\u00a0Bresnahan <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">reacted<\/a> to the tweet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This may be the greatest troll tweet on Twitter this year,&#8221; conservative commentator Erick Erickson <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">declared<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Quite a burn here from the @GOPLeader,&#8221; Washington Examiner chief congressional correspondent Susan Ferrechio <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">wrote<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Article source: http:\/\/feeds.foxnews.com\/~r\/foxnews\/politics\/~3\/uOVx0mc-uJo\/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-trolls-house-dems-photo-op-of-defeated-incumbents<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video McCarthy: Why is Swalwell still in Congress after China spy report? House minority leader joins &#8216;The Ingraham Angle&#8217; to discuss report of Chinese infiltration into US politics House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., had some fun Tuesday at the expense of House Democrats who lost their seats in last month&#8217;s election. 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