Former President Trump is fighting furiously with the minority leader in the House, Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., For his support for Representative Liz Cheney’s third leadership position in the Republican Party, according to a report.
McCarthy may even be publicly criticized in Trump’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday. Three sources close to Trump told the Politico that their complaints about the California Republican have become so frequent that “his advisers think the minority leader in the House may receive a public reprimand.”
Meanwhile, McCarthy praised Trump in his CPAC speech. “It was the forgotten man and woman that Donald Trump heard the voice of that no one else would hear,” he said.
McCarthy broke with Trump in January, when he said the former president has “some responsibility” for the attack on the Capitol. He flew to Mar-a-Lago weeks later to fix things and meet with Trump to plan a 2022 acquisition of the GOP of the House.
Cheney stirred up the party last month when he voted to impeach Trump and aligned members of Congress, such as Representative Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Soon called for his removal from the House leadership.
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But 145 members of the House Republican Conference ended up supporting Cheney, with only 61 loyal to Trump voting to remove her from her leadership role during a secret ballot earlier this month.
During the meeting, McCarthy spoke strongly in support of Cheney.
“This Republican Party is a very big tent, everyone is invited,” said McCarthy.
McCarthy and Cheney had an uncomfortable conversation with reporters last week about whether Trump should speak at CPAC.
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“Yes, he should,” said McCarthy in a brief response after being questioned by a reporter.
“It depends on the CPAC,” said Cheney in response to the same question. “I have been clear about my views on President Trump and the extent to which, after January 6, I do not believe that he should play a role in the future of the party or the country.”