House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is, for the second time, poised to become speaker -- and for the second time is facing a possibly insurmountable challenge from his party's right flank.
as a "political junkie" and a "pragmatist, not a policy purist." After taking over as party chief in the state Assembly, he said he preferred not to be known as "minority leader" -- which could sound irrelevant in a state where Republicans have long struggled for power.
In a foreword by journalist Fred Barnes, McCarthy was dubbed the "strategist" of the trio, someone who was "fixated on how to win more elections, more often." While Trump welcomed McCarthy pulling out of the House speaker's race in 2015 -- when McCarthy realized his approximately 75% support among the conference was well short of the votes needed,-- the former president has publicly backed McCarthy's quest for gavel this time around.
McCarthy and Trump had a close working relationship during the former president's administration, with Trump dubbing the Californian "my Kevin.""The president bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters," McCarthy said on the House floor later in January 2021. "He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.
McCarthy has already warned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of new investigations into his management of the southern border if he does not resign, saying that the probes could "determine whether we can begin an impeachment inquiry."
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