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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) was called out on social media for former President ’s failure to rein in his supporters as they attacked the U.S. Capitol during the .McCarthy initially said Trump “bears responsibility” for the riot and admitted the then-president was too slow to respond. Advertisement“He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding,” McCarthy said a week after the insurrection.But on Sunday, he changed his tune completely, that Trump promised to help stop the violent attack on the Capitol carried out by his supporters. “And that’s what he did,” McCarthy said. “He put a video out later.”Trump waited hours to release the video, eventually telling the rioters “” as he asked them to go home. On Sunday, McCarthy wouldn’t answer a question about a report claiming his conversation with Trump during the riot didn’t go nearly as well as he indicated. AdvertisementRep. (R-Wash.) said that when he asked Trump to stop the attack, the then-president replied: “Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are.”McCarthy’s flip-flop led to quite the reaction on Twitter: Kevin McCarthy is such a spineless coward. — The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars)Kevin McCarthy is a traitor and a coward.— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch)worst House leader of either party. ever. — Jennifer 'pro-voting' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger)What's amazing about lickspittle Kevin McCarthy whitewashing Jan 6 by pretending Trump didn't know what was happening is that Trump basically told McCarthy that if the mob got to him, it was his own fault, if CNN's reporting is right: — Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS)AdvertisementHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office slams McCarthy remarks on Fox News, accusing him of rewriting history: “McCarthy previously claimed Trump was to blame for the violent attack he incited at the Capitol.”— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell)What a fucking coward — Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast)In this clip, McCarthy is perfectly happy to provide confirmations or denials about his conversations with Trump when its flattering for him. But when asked about this quote from Trump, he says "My conversations with the President are my conversations with the President." — Don Moynihan (@donmoyn)The fact that Kevin McCarthy refuses to answer what Trump told him during the insurrection on January 6th should put him in the hot seat and be subpoenaed by Congress. What does the really know, and why is he covering up for Trump?— David Weissman (@davidmweissman)Even Fox Propaganda’s Chris Wallace was able to make Kevin McCarthy squirm like the vile cowardly criminal sycophant that he is. McQarthy is as responsible for inciting insurrection as Ted Cruz and Marjorie Greene.— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila)AdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) was called out on social media for former President ’s failure to rein in his supporters as they attacked the U.S. Capitol during the .McCarthy initially said Trump “bears responsibility” for the riot and admitted the then-president was too slow to respond. Advertisement“He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding,” McCarthy said a week after the insurrection.But on Sunday, he changed his tune completely, that Trump promised to help stop the...

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