McCarthy: If Trump Picks Youngkin, “The Race Is Over”

The Hill reports:

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sidestepped the rumored frontrunners in former President Trump’s veepstakes, urging Trump to put forward a different candidate: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R).

“Rubio would be excellent. Tim Scott would be excellent,” McCarthy said in a panel interview on “Real Time with Bill Maher” Friday evening. “If you really want to play the game, I want to win the election, pick Youngkin in Virginia. Put Youngkin in play and the race is over.”

Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s son, is pushing hard for Vance to be the nominee, while others in the party have thrown their weight behind Rubio or Burgum.

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In the clip below, Maher rakes McCarthy for “going down to Mar-A-Lago and kissing Trump’s ass” after previously conceding publicly that Biden had won the 2020 election.