McCarthy went so far as to say he would push Trump to resign immediately: "I've had it with this guy," he told a group of Republican leaders, according to an audio recording of the conversation obtained by The New York Times
A mob incited by President Donald Trump storms the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. House Minority Leader. In the days after the attack, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy planned to ask Trump to resign. Mitch McConnell told allies impeachment was warranted. But their fury faded fast. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
In the days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building, the two top Republicans in Congress, Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Sen. Mitch McConnell, told associates they believed President Donald Trump was responsible for inciting the deadly riot and vowed to drive him from politics.
McCarthy went so far as to say he would push Trump to resign immediately: “I’ve had it with this guy,” he told a group of Republican leaders, according to an audio recording of the conversation obtained by The New York Times.
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