Donald Trump has endorsed California Republican Kevin McCarthy in his bid for House Speaker. “Look, I think this: Kevin has worked very hard,” Trump explained. “He is just—it’s been exhausting. If you think, he’s been all over. I think he deserves the shot. Hopefully, he’s going to be very strong and going to be very good and he’s going to do what everybody wants.”
From The Epoch Times:
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), 64, whom McCarthy defeated in the conference vote, has said he would be challenging McCarthy again in the upcoming session. At least four other members, including Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), have publicly opposed McCarthy and said they will not or likely will not vote for him. “Rep. Norman sincerely likes Rep. McCarthy on a personal level,” a spokesman for Norman told The Epoch Times. “However, Rep. Norman is extremely concerned with the direction of this country, particularly with respect to the federal government’s out-of-control spending and outrageous national debt.” ... The opposition, if it continues into the new Congress, would lead to delays in Republican priorities, according to the California member. “And the difficulty here is that you know, we are the only Republican entity stopping the Biden administration. But we’re also going to be the only ones that can move forward,” McCarthy said. “But it would delay everything, getting committees up and running, being able to do the things that you know we need to get done from the very beginning.”
