Fox News host calls GOP mutineers against McCarthy 'insurrectionists' and then hurriedly walks back the barb

Jan 6 2023 by Business Insider

 
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade.

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Brian Kilmeade called the GOP holdouts blocking Kevin McCarthy from being speaker "insurrectionists." The "FOX & Friends" host immediately walked the comment back, going for "saboteurs" instead. Kilmeade this week also called Republican mutineers "idiots" for blocking McCarthy's speakership.

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Wednesday called the Republicans denying Rep. Kevin McCarthy the speakership "insurrectionists" — but then quickly...

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