Playbook reports:
“We’re 28 days away from Republicans having the gavel. We would be stronger in every negotiation. So any Republican that’s out there trying to work with Democrats is wrong,” McCarthy said to Laura Ingraham, who used her monologue last night to rail against Democrats trying to “take advantage of the few weeks remaining to ram through as much sweeping change as possible.”
McCarthy extended his warning to Mitch McConnell: “Wait till we’re in charge,” he said. McCarthy’s comments suggest no matter what a year-end spending deal looks like, Democrats shouldn’t expect many GOP votes in the House (not that they were ever expecting a ton). The GOP leader is trying to win the speaker’s gavel and is clearly feeling pressure to stick it to the Democrats.
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KEVIN MCCARTHY’s comments on Fox News last night foreshadow a complicated McConnell-McCarthy relationship over the next two years. Will MITCH MCCONNELL, who has long been unpopular with the GOP base, now become McCarthy’s punching bag? More in Playbook: https://t.co/wyFQiIyatc
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