Kevin McCarthy has voiced support for former President Trump, who has been indicted. But in the House speaker's Bakersfield district, reaction is more nuanced.
Before a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Trump in connection with an alleged hush-money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters how he thought the American people viewed the case.
“The left has a batting average of zero against Donald Trump,” said Greg Perrone, president of the Greater Bakersfield Republican Assembly, a conservative group involved in local politics. “Whatever is possible to do to make sure he cannot run for president, they’re going to do that.”Perrone said he would view Trump’s actions negatively if he is ultimately found guilty.
“I think they’re just out to get [Trump], because I think they don’t want him in office,” said April Verhoef, who manages the market and runs From the Farmhouse, a local farm. But Margaret Govea, a 60-year-old director of a university student health program who lives in Bakersfield just outside McCarthy’s district, said she thought the Trump indictment was “a long time coming.” She believes the speaker’s longtime support of Trump comes down to ambition.
Trump, who is expected to be arraigned Tuesday in New York, became the first former U.S. president to face criminal prosecution after he was indicted Thursday. The exact charges are unknown, but the case is focused on a $130,000 payment former Trump attorney Michael D. Cohen made to Daniels in an attempt to cover up an alleged affair between the porn actor and former president.
“Once everything came out that was bad with Trump, Kevin McCarthy should have just dropped him,” he said.“I think it’s about time,” he said.“I didn’t think it was gonna happen, but I’m happy about it for sure,” she said.“I am not a Trump supporter. I don’t like him for a lot of other reasons,” said Charlotte Newman, a 53-year-old program supervisor. “But this is just not necessary. We just need to move forward.
After Trump claimed that he would be arrested last month and urged supporters on his Truth Social platform to “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK,” McCarthy stressed that Trump didn’t mean it in a “harmful way.”
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