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Ohio Joe

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Wed Jun 28, 2023, 11:56 AM Jun 2023

McCarthy scorned by conservative for 'suck-up' to the 'furies of Mar-a-Lago'

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) enraged Donald Trump this week when he appeared to suggest the former president might not be the strongest candidate to win the general election in 2024 – before swiftly walkingit back under a wave of MAGA anger.

The whole affair reiterates how weak and unfit McCarthy is as a political leader, wrote conservative commentator Charlie Sykes for The Bulwark on Thursday.

"'Can he win that election? Yeah, he can win that election,' McCarthy said on CNBC. 'The question is: ‘Is he the strongest to win the election?’ I don’t know that answer,'" wrote Sykes.

"Cue the furies of Mar-a-Lago and the absolutely inevitable, eminently predictable cave by the self-gelded speaker.Reports Politico’s Playbook: 'We’re told top aides to the former president and allies who know both men quickly traded messages asking, in short: What the f--k? Some called McCarthy a ‘moron,’ we’re told.'"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mccarthy-scorned-by-conservative-for-suck-up-to-the-furies-of-mar-a-lago/ar-AA1da4DN?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b5d63dd6ddee4e76a6106c482d382a2a&ei=271

"the self-gelded speaker"... Pukes continue eating each other... Too funny

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McCarthy scorned by conservative for 'suck-up' to the 'furies of Mar-a-Lago' (Original Post) Ohio Joe Jun 2023 OP
Joy Reid covered a bit of this. LiberalFighter Jun 2023 #1
Republicans in disarray, yep, disarray MagickMuffin Jun 2023 #2
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