“Stop this shit,” McCarthy told his members, according to two sources on the call. McCarthy said he had personal discussions with individual members and warned that an ongoing Republican Party battle against the Republican Party would only benefit Democrats, as his party plans to recapture the majority in next year’s evidence.
“No more attacks on each other,” he said, including on Twitter.
A Republican lawmaker, who asked not to be named, said McCarthy’s message was generally optimistic and hopeful. “He said that the only thing that can stop us from winning the majority is us.”
The destructive attacks have been relentless in recent days, as much of the conference sided with Trump, while others parted ways with the former president, including Congresswoman Wyoming Liz Cheney, the third Republican, and nine of her colleagues who they voted to impeach Trump on the charge of inciting an insurrection that led to the deadly Capitol riot on January 6. Trump supporters at the conference are trying to get Cheney out of his leadership position, while Cheney supporters are confident they can repel that effort, although the topic has no surface in Wednesday’s call, according to sources familiar with the subject.
The call, which was hosted by the National Republican Congress Committee, was intended to ensure that members donate money to help win back the majority, with Republican Party members pledging more than $ 2 million to the party’s campaign committee.
And on the call, sources said, the Republicans pledged to fill the NRCC’s coffers, including the controversial rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Georgia Republican has pledged to pay off her debts and transfer $ 175,000 to the NRCC, which prompted committee chairman, Minnesota MP Tom Emmer, to thank her during the call, the sources said.
But McCarthy is eager to keep these disputes private. A spokesman for the GOP leader did not respond to a request for comment.
During the call, lawmakers also discussed other issues – including spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi’s decision to install metal detectors near the House floor, something that angered many Republicans. North Carolina Representative Richard Hudson asked his colleagues not to create scenes off-site and in the presence of reporters – and instead channel their objections internally so they can work to modify the system, the sources said.