> Why is Trump backing a loser like McCarthy?
His policy instincts are good but he has no ability whatsoever to identify good people. None. He should probably stay out of the endorsement game and let someone else do the hiring if he’s elected again.
When Trump was elected President he had no control over who the GOP had in place as the House Speaker and Senate GOP leader. He's smart enough to know that it makes no sense to antagonize people in another branch of government who he can't control.
He has even less control over the process now.
When you see these 20+ "renegades" supporting Jim Jordan in the House Speaker vote even though Jordan is supporting McCarthy, you get the sense that these people either aren't very smart or they've got their own agenda in the works.