The political cartoon below was created in the mid-1900s:

A political cartoon shows a smiling elephant running down an alley toward an overturned garbage can. The trash is spilled on the ground. The garbage can is labeled McCarthyism.

What statement summarizes the idea in this cartoon?

The McCarthy hearings investigated many suspicious people.
The Republicans were trying to force McCarthy to stop his hearings.
The Republicans were using the McCarthy hearings for political gain.
The McCarthy hearings needed to address issues besides Communism.