His comments WAS HIS feelings…..
A former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan says the same thing OUTLOUD…..
(‘Trump is the only Republican who will lose to Biden in 2024’, Paul Ryan says)
A LOT of GOP lawmakers and top people do NOT think Donald Trump is the guy who would beat Joe Biden again…
But saying that out loud for McCarthy IS a problem…..
Trump & Co. kinda ‘owns’ McCarthy…..
Former President Donald Trump has catapulted the careers of many a Republican over the past eight years. None have benefited more than Kevin McCarthy.
In every conceivable way, the House speaker owes his gavel to Trump.
That’s why it came as a shock yesterday when McCarthy on Tuesday dissed Trump in a CNBC interview, openly questioning whether Trump would be Republicans’ best presidential nominee in 2024 after carefully avoiding the topic for months.
“Can he win that election? Yeah, he can win that election,” McCarthy said, referring to a Biden-Trump matchup. “The question is: ‘Is he the strongest to win the election?’ I don’t know that answer.”
Trump world flipped out. Top aides to the former president and allies who know both men quickly traded messages asking, in short: What the fuck?
Some called McCarthy a “moron.” Others looked to Trump campaign hand Brian Jack, who also advises the speaker and has been a critical bridge between both men, to play mediator as Trump hit the trail in New Hampshire.
McCarthy immediately pivoted into clean-up mode. He called Trump to apologize, according to the New York Times. He offered Breitbart reporter Matt Boyle an exclusive interview, during which he walked the comments back and accused the media of taking them out of context.
“Trump is stronger today than he was in 2016,” McCarthy told Boyle…..
Pathetic
The Republican House has ceased to ‘Govern….
Instead will purse things like impeachment down the rabbit hole to get NOTHING…..
The Trump legacy continues…..