McCarthy Knocks Cheney and Kinzinger: ‘Pelosi Republicans’

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) mocked Representatives Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R., Ill.) on Monday, calling them “Pelosi Republicans” after the Democratic House Speaker appointed the pair to serve on a committee to investigate the January 6 Capitol riot.

McCarthy’s comment came during an exchange with reporters in the White House Rose Garden ahead of a celebration of the 31st anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Asked by Daily Mail reporter Emily Goodin if Kinzinger and Cheney would be punished for serving on the committee, McCarthy said, “We’ll see.”

He also said he “couldn’t tell you” when the last time he’d spoken with either representative was.

Cheney and Kinzinger are the only two Republicans on the January 6 committee after McCarthy withdrew his appointments in response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to block two of his picks. McCarthy had initially tapped Representatives Jim Banks (R., Ind.) and Jim Jordan (R., Ohio).