Kevin McCarthy Takes Heat From Democrats over Donald Trump Meeting

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2. Let me play amateur editor here . . .

Instead of "It comes just weeks after the Capitol riot . . ." can we re-cast that introductory phrase? In place of "just weeks," which while accurate, is kind of imprecise. Let's say, "less than a month." Gives it a little more immediacy and makes McCarthy's obeisant pilgrimage a little more egregious. Also, in place of "after the Capitol riot," can we say "after then-President Trump sicced an armed violent mob on Congress to interrupt the certification of the election of Joe Biden." A bit wordier, I'll grant you, but again illustrates the cravenness of McCarthy's actions.

So now it reads, "It comes less than a month after then-President Trump sicced an armed violent mob on Congress to interrupt the certification of the election of Joe Biden." Then the story can leave off that "widely condemned" mealy-mouthed description of Trump's actions.