While Joseph McCarthy was ultimately censured by the Senate, it is hard to imagine Kevin McCarthy receiving such a well-deserved reprimand in the House. He rode the coattails of the Tea Party agenda while it worked; he tested the politics of telling the truth about the January 6[sup th] insurrection for 48 hours when he appropriately blamed Trump: "The president bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters. Let's not forget that Trump, Manafort, and the GOP, blamed the Ukraine for Russian hacking.