U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) on Thursday continued his diatribe over the newly-enacted House mask mandate, berating Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who urged him to be patient enough until he becomes Speaker of the House.

“This is bulls—. We need to lead,” Congressman Roy “told McCarthy during a brief meeting of GOP lawmakers in a Capitol reception room,” Politico reports.

On Wednesday Roy gave an emotional speech demanding his colleagues “shut this place down” over the mask mandate.

“McCarthy replied to a frustrated Roy,” Politico adds, “that his plan is to win back the majority in 2022 and become speaker, the sources said. Their back-and-forth illustrates the mounting fury on the right about efforts by Capitol security officials to enforce mask-wearing rules amid the surge of Covid’s Delta variant.”

McCarthy’s plan may not be viable.

Last month Salon reported the “House Minority Leader is in a favorability freefall, especially among the GOP’s crucial MAGA bloc,” which might explain why today he was caught dogwhistling a QAnon reference at a press conference.

President Donald Trump side-stepped Congress to pass his own stimulus bailout with a series of executive orders. Now, however, he’s claiming Democrats are desperate to negotiate with him on the coronavirus bill.

Speaking to the press while leaving another vacation weekend in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump said Democrats are “calling him.”

“They’re much more inclined to make a deal now than two days ago,” Trump said.

It’s unclear which Democrats he spoke to, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t indicate she spoke to the president during interviews with the Sunday morning talk shows.

Trump also said that he’s been “personally” involved in negotiating the bill. In reality, it was his chief of staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. So, Trump had to correct himself, saying he was involved “personally, you know, through my representatives.”

Neither Trump nor the White House or the GOP has clarified why negotiation is needed with Democrats if Trump already fixed everything through his slate of executive orders. It seems to fly in the face of Saturday’s press conference and the slew of headlines that followed.

Very curious which democrats called and who they called. https://t.co/wYs6dL1J9D

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) August 10, 2020

Trump offers a contradictory remark about his involvement (or lack thereof) in negotiations about a new coronavirus stimulus bill: "I've been involved personally. You know, through my representatives." pic.twitter.com/HPHKEIgH1w

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 10, 2020

Trump says federal govt can pay 100% or 75% of extra unemployment benefits, it’ll depend on the state. Each state can apply, and may pay all or a portion of their $100 toward the $400 weekly benefit, he said, per @justinsink. https://t.co/hIH6IvNqa1

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 10, 2020

President Donald Trump this week arranged to throw out next month’s opening pitch at Yankee Stadium, just as Dr. Anthony Fauci announced he would be doing so this past week at Major League Baseball’s opening day.

But now Trump, who loves nothing more than to be the center of attention, has just canceled – claiming he’s too busy because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Because of my strong focus on the China Virus, including scheduled meetings on Vaccines, our economy and much else, I won’t be able to be in New York to throw out the opening pitch for the @Yankees on August 15th. We will make it later in the season!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2020

Not many believed him.

Trump spends a good portion of each day tweeting and watching cable news, and usually has nothing on his public schedule until around noon.

And given the White House saw fit to makes available to far right wing cable media outlet OANN, just 24 hours ago, this photo of the President golfing with Brett Favre, being too busy to go to a Yankees’ game doesn’t sound plausible, as many noted.

Brett LOVES Wisconsin, Mississippi and Minnesota. A good golfer – hits it LONG! https://t.co/JcBJJEWI0X

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2020

Here’s what some are saying:

Dude, you are literally playing golf this weekend.

— Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) July 26, 2020

It’s why I always keep a pail next to me when I read your tweets. I have when I have to clean lunch up off the floor. Golf much?

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) July 26, 2020

Dude. You golf on the regular.

— Jarrett Bellini (@JarrettBellini) July 26, 2020

Trump doesn’t want to throw out the first pitch because he knows the baseball players will be kneeling. He can’t deal with peaceful protests.

— Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) July 26, 2020

“China Virus”

Imagine being this proud of being a freaking racist.

But here we are.

— Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) July 26, 2020

LMAO, “strong focus???”

You were golfing with Brett Favre while the country was approaching 150,000 COVID-19 deaths.

ADMIT IT — you’re too chickenshit to throw out a pitch at an EMPTY stadium!!!!

What a sad, pathetic clown. pic.twitter.com/yjAkqDyIS9

— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) July 26, 2020

Tweets the busy guy from his New Jersey golf course. He cant handle the fact that both teams will be taking a knee- even if before the anthem.

— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) July 26, 2020

Dude you literally golfed yesterday. No one fucking buys this.

— Clue Heywood (@ClueHeywood) July 26, 2020

Lol. Nobody wants you. pic.twitter.com/yIBZ6wouvj

— Republicans for Joe Biden (@RepsForBiden) July 26, 2020