McCarthy Walks Back Trump Critique After Backlash

June 27, 2023 Republicans, Trump cultists

CNN reports:

Advisers and allies to former President Donald Trump are expressing outrage after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that he thinks Trump can win in 2024, but does not know if he is the “strongest” candidate.

“I’ve been fielding calls on this since it happened,” one Trump ally told CNN, referring to McCarthy’s comments. “People are not happy. What was he thinking?”

During a CNBC interview Tuesday, McCarthy was pressed on Trump’s 2024 prospects and the multi-faceted legal issues facing the former president. “Can he win that election? Yeah he can,” McCarthy said. “The question is, is he the strongest to win the election – I don’t know that answer.”

Axios reports:



McCarthy on Tuesday walked back his earlier comments expressing uncertainty over former President Trump’s strength as a 2024 candidate, telling Breitbart News that Trump is “stronger today than he was in 2016.” McCarthy’s comments earlier on Tuesday were uncharacteristic as he’s been a staunch Trump ally and defended him throughout his legal woes.

“As usual, the media is attempting to drive a wedge between President Trump and House Republicans as our committees are holding Biden’s DOJ accountable for their two-tiered levels of justice,” McCarthy told Breitbart, a conservative outlet. “Just look at the numbers this morning — Trump is stronger today than he was in 2016,” McCarthy said.

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