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Trump DESPERATELY Tries To Cover Up Annihilating House Speaker Disobedience
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6:09Now PlayingDonald Trump makes the House Speaker vote all about him after being embarrassed by Republicans, including Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz, not listening to his calls to support Kevin McCarthy initially. Francesca Fiorentini and Wosny Lambre break it down on The Damage Report.
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Trump Is Claiming Credit For Kevin McCarthy’s Narrow Speaker Win, Even Thanking The Media For Their ‘Gracious’ Coverage
"Donald Trump’s been down so long he must forget what it’s like to be up. For months the former president, who’s never really had to pay the consequences of his actions, has been stepping on endless rakes à la Sideshow Bob. He’s been largely blamed for the GOP’s failed “red wave” at the midterms; he was caught dining with anti-Semites; his business was found guilty of fraud; his tax records were released; he nabbed a criminal referral from the Jan. 6 committee. The big guy needs a win. And now he’s at least claiming one.
In the wee hours of Saturday morning, after four days and 15 votes, Kevin McCarthy was finally elected to the Speaker of the House. McCarthy himself thanked Trump, who stumped for him from Mar-a-Lago. That was enough to inspire Trump to take a much-needed victory lap on his rinky-dink Twitter clone.
Over nearly a dozen posts (or “Truths,” as they’re called over there), Trump mostly posted articles from far right joints like Fox News, Breitbart, and Newsmax, crediting him with McCarthy’s comically protracted win. He was so moved that he did what he never does: He actually thanked journalists.
“The Fake News Media was, believe it or not, very gracious in their reporting that I greatly helped Kevin McCarthy attain the position of Speaker of the House,” Trump wrote. “Thank you, I did our Country a big favor!”"
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