House GOP Ends Call On Killing Trump’s Demand For $2000 Checks: “There’s A Reporter Live-Tweeting This”

Mediaite reports:

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Wednesday ended a call with House Republicans after they began leaking to the media about his effort to kill a proposal that would include direct $2,000 payments to Americans.

McCarthy “just told members on call that somebody is leaking to the NYT … while on the call,” The New York Times’ Jonathan Martin noted on Twitter.

McCarthy “terminated the call after revealing the leaks. ‘There is a New York Times reporter live-tweeting this,’ he said, noting that members may feel constrained.”

House GOP Leader Ends Call After Republicans Leak Effort to Kill Trump’s $2,000 Checks: There’s a ‘Reporter Live-Tweeting This’ https://t.co/xS69xcwlIW

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) December 23, 2020