Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has formally endorsed former President Donald Trump for president and said he’s open to working in the Trump administration.
Appearing in a “CBS Sunday Morning” interview that was recorded and teased late last week, McCarthy was asked whether he believes Trump will be the eventual GOP presidential nominee.
Listen to his response below:
“If Biden stays as the nominee for the Democrats, I believe Donald Trump will win.” Former House @SpeakerMcCarthy talks with @costareports about his future, including his openness to serving in a prospective Trump cabinet, THIS SUNDAY. pic.twitter.com/5oj2ZTNO3w
— CBS Sunday Morning (@CBSSunday) December 8, 2023
“Yes. In the Republican Party? Yes. And if Biden stays as the nominee for the Democrats, I believe Donald Trump will win. I believe the Republicans will gain more seats in the House and the Republicans will win the Senate,” McCarthy replied.
He was then asked whether Trump can count on his support and whether or not that support counts as an endorsement.
“Yes. … I will support the president. I will support President Trump,” he responded.
Lastly, he was asked whether he’d be willing to serve in the Trump administration.
“In the right position. Look, if I’m the best person for the job. Yes. Look, I worked with President Trump on a lot of policies. We worked together to win the majority. But we also have a relationship where we’re very honest with one another,” he said.
Most of the GOP base supports Trump, so you’d expect McCarthy’s endorsement to inspire a “thank you” from everyday Republicans. But there’s a problem.
A clip has emerged of McCarthy speaking at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit late last month. It’s the same summit where social media platform X owner Elon Musk told fleeing advertisers to “go f–k yourself.”
The problem is whereas Musk said something very praiseworthy, McCarthy said something very troubling — he basically talked trash about his own party.
Listen:
Former GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy:
“I look over at the Democrats… they look like America. We look like the most restrictive country club in America.”
He then admits that the party meddled in Republican primaries to help diverse candidates beat white men. pic.twitter.com/na21geEZ8v
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) December 9, 2023
“I look over at the Democrats, and they stand up, they look like America. We stand up, we look like the most restrictive country club in America. And I decide then, either I’m going to be the leader of a declining end of a party, or I have to change the opportunity in this party. So I am embracing something else,” he said.
“Since that time, we’ve elected the most women Republicans, the most minority Republicans ever to the House. But to do so, I’m going to have to ruffle feathers. For a Republican woman or a Republican minority, the November election is not their tough election. It’s the primary. So what I do is I’d engage in primaries, and I would help,” he added.
The critical race theory- and DEI-esque remarks triggered a whirlwind of backlash, with GOP voters excoriating McCarthy for sounding just like a brainwashed, “woke” leftist zealot who’s obsessed with identity politics.
Look:
DEI @SpeakerMcCarthy was never a good speaker.
— Scott Karren (@shkarren) December 9, 2023
.@SpeakerMcCarthy bought into identity politics and cultural Marxism. Good riddance.
— indefatigablesg (@indefatigablesg) December 9, 2023
Good thing @SpeakerMcCarthy is gone he is toxic, this identity politics is garbage and it’s leading to the destruction of our country.
— LiveLife (@livelifekaye) December 9, 2023
@SpeakerMcCarthy was never a republican. He is the same as the liberals. All they care about is race, gender, and who sleep with. You will fit in perfect over there Kev. Have a ball and watch the door..
— Ryan (@martianvehicle) December 10, 2023
Speaker Mcarthy can’t stop his brain from thinking in terms of race and he continues uniting us by displaying his lust for racial divide. We aren’t falling for this shit anymore. @SpeakerMcCarthy your lip service is no longer needed.
— Anima Mundi (@PhilsonCarl) December 9, 2023
McCarthy’s latest remarks appear to vindicate Rep. Matt Gaetz, the congressman who’d orchestrated the former speaker’s ouster two months ago.
At the time, Gaetz argued that McCarthy had reneged on his promises, failed as speaker, and kowtowed too much to the Democrats.
Critics say that, looking back, it’s clear the congressman had a point.
Look:
Matt Gaetz totally vindicated by this. McCarty is a fraud.
— Joe Killian (@joekillian3) December 9, 2023
Wow. So he always hated his own voters and felt ashamed of his own supporters and sought to undermine his party at every opportunity.
Gaetz was 100% right about McCarthy all along and fully vindicated.
— Brian (@SpeakingBee) December 8, 2023
Good riddance. pic.twitter.com/MDMRaX176X
— Rapidsloth (@Rapidsloth_) December 9, 2023
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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