to kevin mccarthy and leading republicans. we know what is informing kevin mccarthy s behavior every single day. it is about retaking the house and elevating himself to be speaker. ayman, i do believe that kevin mccarthy s team probably said to boebert s team, look, either you issue a statement or we will because leadership typically will do that behind the scenes. but i don t think we should expect anything more of kevin mccarthy in this moment. and it reflects, more broadly, on the failures of the republican party writ large. yeah, and it s not just the leadership and it s not the people that are still vying for power. we re not hearing from moderate members. why don t we hear more from the moderate members of the republican party speaking up against this bigotry? because that s not where the heartbeat of today s republican party is. the failure to call out islamaphobia, failure to condemn this type of discrimination is ultimately anti-american. it is against the very values upon
kevin mccarthy and the republican party have foregone any claim to moral clarity. to moral leadership. in the united states, islamophobia is not just anti-muslim, it s anti-american. to american values. that does not seem to matter to mccarthy and leading republicans. we know what is informing kevin mccarthy s behavior every single day. it is about retaking the house and elevating himself to be speaker. i do believe that kevin mccarthy s team probably said to boebert s team. look, either you issued a statement, or we will. because leadership typically will do that behind the scenes. but i don t think we should expect anything more of kevin mccarthy in this moment. it reflects more broadly on the failures of the republican party at large. it s not just the leadership and it s not just the people who are vying for power. we are not hearing from moderate members. why don t we hear from moderate members of the republican party, speaking up against this