'It's a crime': Andy McCarthy warns federal employees set to strike against Biden's support of Israel

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Fox News contributor Andy McCarthy joined co-host Brian Kilmeade on the January 16 episode of 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the walkout planned by federal employees and White House staffers in protest of President Biden's support for Israel.

Although the Tuesday plan had to be called off as a result of a winter storm in DC, McCarthy stated that executing it would have been a criminal offense.

Andy McCarthy's warning to the strikers

McCarthy claimed that it was illegal for a federal employee to participate in a strike, saying, "The federal law is very clear. If you're a federal employee, you can't strike."

"I have to say, as someone who worked in the government for more years than I care to say, there's no one who works in the government for any length of time and doesn't have any number of policies that they intensely disagree with. Striking is not an option under federal law. It's a crime," he continued.

The former Assistant US Attorney further shared, "It matters whether they're at work or not. I would point out that a substantial amount of the voting public, which is when you get into the demographics that are older in this country, are overwhelmingly pro-Israel, and they're not that crazy about the government."

"I point those things out because the general federal statute of limitation on crimes is five years. So even if Biden is too weak to take action against these staffers, this is a crime. It can be punished from the time it occurs until 2029, January 2029," he warned.

He said, "I think it would be smart for, whether it's Donald Trump or whoever the Republican nominee ends up being, this ought to be a campaign issue. Any government employee who strikes should be prosecuted."

Mike Johnson called for striking employees to be fired

The Speaker suggested that the House of Representatives would help ensure the punishment of protesting employees, in addition to calling for their dismissal.

Taking to X on January 14, Johnson posted, "Any government worker who walks off the job to protest U.S. support for our ally Israel is ignoring their responsibility and abusing the trust of taxpayers. They deserve to be fired."

"Oversight Chairman Comer and I will be working together to ensure that each federal agency initiates appropriate disciplinary proceedings against any person who walks out on their job," he added.