Former GOP lawmaker Carlos Curbelo said Sunday that he believed Trump's endorsement only swayed 'two or three' holdouts for McCarthy.
Speaking further on Trump and the speaker vote, Curbelo invoked his own time in office during the early years of Trump's presidency, explaining how the former president used to command considerable influence within the GOP.
"When I was in the House, those first two years of the Trump presidency, all these members [said], 'Hold on, let's see what the president's gonna do, let's see what the president's gonna say,'" Curbelo added."I think that's over." Former President Donald Trump and newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appear on stage together. A former GOP congressman suggested that Trump influence over the party appeared to wane during the speaker vote.McCarthyfor expressing gratitude to Trump after the final speaker vote, coming as it did just after the two-year anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot.
"It's actually a pretty disturbing moment to see Kevin McCarthy coming off the two-year commemoration of January 6 standing in the hall saying 'thank you' to for all he's done for the party," Jolly said."Kind of a disgusting moment right there. And it also shows exactly the kind of person Kevin McCarthy is."
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