'Jim Jordan doesn't belong': Social media explodes with reactions to McCarthy’s MAGA committee picks
Before House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy made his selections for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's select committee on the January 6 insurrection, Democrats on Capitol Hill were hoping to God that he wouldn't have the bad taste to pick the buffoonish Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. But sure enough, Jordan is one of the five House Republicans McCarthy has picked — along with Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana, Rep. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota, Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois and Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas. Jordan has been an unapologetic promoter of the Big Lie, the false and debunked conspiracy theory that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump because of widespread voter fraud. And Jordan, Nehls and Banks all voted against certifying now-President Joe Biden's Electoral College victory on January 6, although Davis and Armstrong were among the House Republicans who did vote to certify Biden's win.
Twitter has been exploding with reactions to McCarthy's picks. Journalist Seth Abramson devoted an entire thread to the subject:
Jim Jordan is a witness in the January 6 probe due to his presence at a planning meeting for January 6 on December 21 at the White House\u2014and his possible presence in one of the Trump war rooms pre-January 6. He should be blocked from the Committee due to his conflict of interest.https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1417250273794301961\u00a0\u2026— Seth Abramson (@Seth Abramson) 1626735275
If the Democrats permit Jordan on this Committee not only will it make it impossible to call him as a witness but he will *immediately* leak any private conversations to all of the witnesses in the case linked to Trump\u2014as well as Trump himself. He threatens the entire enterprise.— Seth Abramson (@Seth Abramson) 1626735504
When I said for months that media ignoring the insurrectionist plotters would have a cost, here we go\u2014that chicken has come home to roost. Because most Americans don't understand that Jordan was a coup plotter, because media didn't do its job, Dems will feel they can't block him.— Seth Abramson (@Seth Abramson) 1626735664
The Dworkin Report's Scott Dworkin was equally critical of the Jordan pick:
Who else agrees Speaker Pelosi should not let Jim Jordan join the Jan 6 Cmte?— Scott Dworkin (@Scott Dworkin) 1626735437
A recurring theme among Jordan critics is that including him on a January 6 committee is equivalent to hiring al-Qaeda members to investigate 9/11:
Imagine appointing 3 members of Al Qaeda to the 9/11 Commission.\n\n@GOPLeader just appointed three supporters of The Big Lie to the #January6thCommission. #TrumpTerroristshttps://www.cnn.com/2021/07/19/politics/house-republicans-chosen-for-january-6-committee/index.html\u00a0\u2026— The Daily Edge (@The Daily Edge) 1626738485
California Democrat Bruno Amato, who is hoping to unseat McCarthy in the 2022 midterms, posted:
Kevin McCarthy is the ring leader of the Radical Right.\n\nKevin McCarthy is a Q Sympathizer.\n\nKevin McCarthy is 100% owned by Trump.\n\nKevin McCarthy is trying to put fellow traitor Jim Jordan on the #January6thCommission. \n\nHelp me throw McCarthy's ass out of office. Check below.pic.twitter.com/rQZR6xMfj2— Bruno \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 4 Congress CA23 Against Kevin McCarthy (@Bruno \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 4 Congress CA23 Against Kevin McCarthy) 1626741213
Here are some more reactions to McCarthy's picks for the January 6 committee:
@Jim_Jordan doesn't belong anywhere near a serious inquiry and deliberation of the events that precipitated #Jan6 These are NOT good choices for America.— Louis Werdebach (@Louis Werdebach) 1626734628
@Jim_Jordan @SpeakerPelosi Jordan's inclusion on the Jan. 6 commission will be a distraction. His argumentative style and devotion to Trump will serve no-one in the quest for the facts/truth of what really happened that day. He will be a distraction!— Kamini (@Kamini) 1626735960
Anyone who voted against certifying the election should not be on the Jan 6 cmte, period!— Jamie C Rodriguez (@Jamie C Rodriguez) 1626735677
All he would do is cause a distraction, work to undermine the committee and thwart justice. If I want to see a circus, I'll go to the Ringling Museum.— Jim McNeil (@Jim McNeil) 1626736296
@Jim_Jordan\u2019s words and actions contributed to the 1/6 actions by the insurrection mob that attacked the Capital!— John Simmons (@John Simmons) 1626737109
BREAKING! @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy has appointed O.J. Simpson to investigate the O.J. Simpson murders.— Don Winslow (@Don Winslow) 1626737834
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