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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Wolffe

Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling standoff is yet more Republican madness

Kevin McCarthy speaking to journalists.
‘For now, McCarthy is the only one at the negotiating table over the debt ceiling. Even Mitch McConnell will have nothing to do with this nonsense.’ Photograph: Sarah Silbiger/Reuters

Kevin McCarthy might not look stupid.

In the privacy of his home, far away from the TV cameras and the Maga bozos in his Republican caucus, he might not always sound stupid.

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