Joseph Stalin was notorious for his paranoia. He thought that everyone was plotting against him, and he'd have people executed if he even suspected them of being disloyal to him.

McCarthy seems like he's on the run given how hard he's pushing this.

”We’re continually going through the process, and taking second, third looks at every one of the individuals assigned to this operation,” McCarthy said in an interview after he and other military leaders went through an exhaustive, three-hour security drill in preparation for Wednesday’s inauguration. He said Guard members are also getting training on how to identify potential insider threats.

Desperation.