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Kevin McCarthy PROVES How Spineless He Really Is
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5:54Now PlayingNewly elected House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, has proven throughout his history how he will bend to anyone to stay in power. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report.
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How McCarthy got hereFrom Young Gun to Trump ally
"Kevin McCarthy’s speakership victory after a brutal four-day floor fight caps a 16-year ascent to power in the House – including a lengthy climb back to the gavel after conservatives torpedoed his run in 2015.
In McCarthy’s telling, his story should be subtitled “The Comeback Kid,” a tale of political resilience seven years after the GOP’s right flank denied him the speakership in favor of former Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and took control of the conference. Yet his hefty concessions to conservatives this week underscore how much he’s built that comeback on allying with them, taking over a fractious Republican conference by similarly tethering himself to Donald Trump.
And aligning with Trump, who helped corral conservative support for McCarthy’s speakership bid this winter, isn’t the only shape-shifting the Californian has had to pull off in order to lead the House."
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