Kevin McCarthy Pledges To Keep His Word in Keeping Ilhan Omar, Adam ‘Shift’, and Eric Swalwell Off of Committees

On Sunday Morning Futures, Kevin McCarthy shared he plans to keep Adam “Shift”, and Eric Swalwell off of the intelligence committee. He also intends to keep Ilhan Omar off of the foreign affairs committee.

Maria Bartiromo asked Kevin McCarthy if he becomes Speaker of the House in January, what he plans to do with divisive Democrats on important committees. “You’ve talked in the past about removing Ilhan Omar, you’ve talked about removing Adam Schiff, about Eric Swalwell. Will you deliver?” Bartiromo asks.

“Yes, I will keep that promise,” McCarthy answers. “One thing I said from the very beginning, Eric Swalwell cannot get a security clearance in the public sector. Why would we ever give him a security clearance and the secrets to America? So I will not allow him to be on intel.”

“You have Adam Shift [Schiff] who had lied to the American public time and again,” he continued. “We will not allow him to be on the intel committee either.”

“Look Congresswoman Omar, her antisemitic comments that have gone forward, we’re not gonna allow her to be on foreign affairs. But we’re also going to stand up to what’s happening not just in the halls of Congress but what’s happening in our higher education institutions,” McCarthy told Bartiromo.

Kevin McCarthy says on Fox News that as Speaker he plans to prevent Ilhan Omar, Adam Schiff, and Eric Swalwell from serving on committees pic.twitter.com/gekzYBRXSj

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 20, 2022

Saturday McCarthy shared a video of himself captioned:

“Last year, I promised that when I became Speaker, I would remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee based on her repeated anti-semitic and anti-American remarks. I’m keeping that promise.”

Last year, I promised that when I became Speaker, I would remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee based on her repeated anti-semitic and anti-American remarks.

I’m keeping that promise. pic.twitter.com/04blBx3neD

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) November 19, 2022

McCarthy is optimistic that he will finally attain Speakership next year with a slim majority of Republicans in the House.