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nightwing1240

(1,996 posts)
Sat Jan 7, 2023, 06:25 AM Jan 2023

McCarthy gives Trump credit for victory: "He was all in"

Newly-elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy thanked former President Donald Trump for helping him get the votes, telling reporters: "I don’t think anybody should doubt his influence."

"He was with me from the beginning — somebody wrote the doubt of whether he was there — and he was all in. He would call me and he would call others. And he really was — I was just talking to him tonight — helping get those final votes."

McCarthy, who spoke with Rep. Matt Gaetz on the floor between the 14th and 15th ballot, told CNN’s Manu Raju: "At the end of the night, Matt got everybody there from the point that nobody voted against the other way, so it actually helped unite people."

Link -https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-speaker-leadership-vote-01-06-23/h_48c81b35444ee949f8330e00e6931762
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Think Donny Dumbass is going away any time soon? Think again. I will need to puke and shower after seeing this. Despicable!

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McCarthy gives Trump credit for victory: "He was all in" (Original Post) nightwing1240 Jan 2023 OP
I think Gaetz got frighten when the GQP was about to kick his ass ....... Lovie777 Jan 2023 #1
Puke was the first thing I thought of when I read the headline. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #2
Please proceed, Kev. By all means, give Benedict Donald all the credit catbyte Jan 2023 #3

Lovie777

(12,321 posts)
1. I think Gaetz got frighten when the GQP was about to kick his ass .......
Sat Jan 7, 2023, 07:22 AM
Jan 2023

My family and I saw what happened and all said the same thing. Fear and violence is the key in keeping the GQP somewhat together which will surely backfire.

catbyte

(34,438 posts)
3. Please proceed, Kev. By all means, give Benedict Donald all the credit
Sat Jan 7, 2023, 08:12 AM
Jan 2023

for the clusterfuck that's about to ensue because of your pathetic pursuit of power.

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