Kevin McCarthy, a top Republican lawmaker on track to become the next speaker of the House, credited the Select Committee on Benghazi for damaging Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers Tuesday night — a surprising admission from a party that has sought to portray the investigation as even-handed and non-partisan.
“Let me give you one example,” McCarthy said, citing his conservative credentials during an appearance on Fox News with Sean Hannity Tuesday night. “Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she’s untrustable. But no one would’ve known any of that had happened had we not fought and made that happen.”
As the current House Majority Leader, McCarthy is considered the favorite to replace retiring Speaker John Boehner, and he promised to be a more conservative speaker than Boehner, whom he gave a “B minus” grade. McCarthy vowed to put in place a “strategy to fight and win.”
Kevin McCarthy credits Benghazi committee for Clinton damage | MSNBC
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