Comer attacks 'all the angry liberals' after reporter fact-checks his argument against Biden

28 February 2024

Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), chair of the House Oversight Committee, is still struggling to justify his efforts to impeach President Joe Biden, and he momentarily lost his cool with a reporter who picked apart his latest argument.

One of Comer's allegations of Biden's supposed corruption involves $240,000 he loaned to his brother, James, in 2018 — after his eight years as vice president but prior to his election in 2020. In a heated exchange on Capitol Hill posted to X/Twitter by journalist Aaron Rupar, a reporter repeatedly pointed out to Comer that the transaction in question didn't occur during Biden's time in the White House.

"What we've said over and over, Joe Biden took $200,000 directly from Americore Health—" Comer said, before the journalist reminded him that Biden "was a private citizen at the time of the $200,000 check."

"The 400, the $40,000—" Comer said, before the reporter interjected.

"I'm asking you, what specific action did he take as a public official, as an elected public official—"

"Ok, ok! Calm down! It's OK, all the angry liberals, they hear what you're saying, they'll be alright," Comer said as his voice increased in pitch.

CBS News reported in October that Americore Health, LLC, which manages rural hospitals, wired James Biden $200,000 in 2018, coincidentally on the same day James Biden wrote a check to his brother for the same amount. The following month, Politico reported that the $200,000, along with an additional $40,000, was repaid to Joe Biden by James and his wife Sara as part of a loan agreement. James Biden's attorney said Comer's assertions of shady business dealings was "selective and misleading," and that Joe Biden had never played a role in any of his brother's business relationships.

Watch the video of Comer's exchange with the reporter below, or by clicking this link.

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