House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) finally met with a police officer who is still out on medical leave after being brutally attacked during Donald Trump's January 6th insurrection.
"I asked him specifically for a commitment to denounce that publicly. And he said that he would address it at a personal level, with some of those members. But again, I think that as a leader of the House Republican, or I'm sorry, as the leader of the House Republican Party, it's important to hear those denouncements publicly," DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone said.
When asked how the meeting went after leaving McCarthy's office, Fanone replied, "I need a drink."
MPD Officer Michael Fanone, looking despondent coming out of the meeting with Kevin McCarthy:
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) June 25, 2021
Q: “How did it go?”
Fanone: “I need a drink.”
MPD Officer Michael Fanone says he asked Kevin McCarthy to denounce members of his conference who have downplayed Jan. 6 and spread Jan. 6 conspiracy theories.
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) June 25, 2021
Did he agree? “Not in my mind, no.”
Fanone later said McCarthy agreed to private talks but not a public statement. pic.twitter.com/SBJsLByoyS
