Speaker McCarthy Addresses Democrats’ Issues With Statues, Portraits

Offending symbols point out true history of Democratic Party, he says

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) gives remarks at a news conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 02, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy says he is fine with Democrat demands that statues, portraits, and other artwork depicting former Confederate politicians, military figures, and slave owners be removed from public display.

“I thought they should have gone farther,” he said.