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Max Boot flipped a Benjamin Franklin quote on Republicans to highlight their reluctance to tackle the major issues of the day.
The editorial slammed the Florida Republican for "crass opportunism and disregard for the greater good."
“Mr. McCarthy should be defending Congress’s prerogative to investigate, not trying to curb it with threats and bullying."
"There is truly no need for something like this to be published in 2021 (or ever)," the "Top Chef" host said of the Washington Post piece.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Washington Post's discovery adds new information to former President Trump’s aggressive efforts to clamp down on leaks.
"I hope I am being overly alarmist. I really do," Max Boot wrote in The Washington Post.
The wire service veteran editor will take over from Marty Baron, who retired earlier this year.
Trump administration officials were on the hunt for leakers sharing info about Russia's interference in the 2016 election, according to the Post.
Someone who gets 30 minutes to promote their book in a live chat with The Washington Post is not being silenced or canceled.
"He is actually trying to do his job rather than simply drawing attention to himself," Max Boot wrote of Biden in his column for The Washington Post.