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Plenty of ink has been spilled this week on a small group of House conservatives who’ve accused Kevin McCarthy of breaking promises he made during the weeklong, 15-vote push to become speaker back in January. This Republican-on-Republican clash has paralyzed the House and led to questions about the viability of the current GOP leadership.
We had a chance to speak at length Wednesday afternoon with McCarthy’s No. 2, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, about the situation. It was a fascinating conversation.
We asked Scalise if McCarthy had broken any promises to conservatives.
Scalise’s reply provides insight into the current state of the House GOP leadership. The short answer — it’s not good.
Here’s how Scalise responded: “I don’t know.”
Oh, by the way, there was a Trump indictment last evening, we hear. Not enough punditry this morning to present to you yet, but I will say Kevin McCarthy’s weakness feeds into his response. McCarthy had to rush out a Trump defense without knowing what the charges were because he needs to appease his right flank.
So let’s be clear. Donald Trump does not, in fact, get away with everything.
