No. And really a former president really should stay out of internal workings of the house.
Trump wants McCarthy because it’s all about Trump.
There’s your answer.
Trump 4D Chess?
I think not...
Going with 17 because there is no one else, other than Dem Jefferies that can get 200 votes, and because the minority is holding the majority hostage - very bad optics showing that these 20 are more interested in anything other than governance.
Dysfunctional government gotta dysfunction.
What Kevin McCarthy Will Do to Gain Power
The Republican leader’s ambition has always been his defining characteristic. Attempting to placate both Trumpists and moderates may lead to his downfall.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/26/what-kevin-mccarthy-will-do-to-gain-power
Boebert is a banshee named “Karen” ripping her nails across a chalkboard. Argh.....
So if anything, this might be something to fundraise off of and that is about it for Trump's part, otherwise we need to take the state of things at face value and that is that Trump is irrelevant in this drama.
And yes, I reached Trump saturation with the no strategy blow a hole in the bottom of the tank performance just after the 2020 election. He hasn't patched it yet IMHO.
Hopefully, the insurgents are trying to get the best deal they can for MAGA without risking a Democrat or a consensus speaker.
IMO Trump sees that it is probably better to have McCarthy with the current concessions than someone else without the concessions which would be the alternative.
Trump does not have much of a record regarding personnel. He just doesn’t. His cabinet and WH staffing were in swinging door — in one day, out the next.
If McCarthy is the hill he wants to die on, he seems to be doing a bang-up job. His support of McCarthy has not gained him nor McCarthy much. He may even be losing supporters.
Strategy? 3-D chess? Sorry, I don’t think so.
No, this really has nothing to do with Trump. If anything, it is proving how past his due date Trump is.
Impatience. It is really about our 24-hour newscycle and impatience of everyone to let politics play out. Some things take time.
20. Trump is a clueless dumb-a$$ when it comes to who he endorses/appoints. Sessions, Wray, and Barr to name a few. He NEVER learns. He is still endorsing back-stabbing swamp creatures.
Imma go with #5. I think Trump wants Kevin in the spotlight so he can reveal himself to the public.
Everyone, including me, has inferred Trump is some sort of master strategist which he is not.
Doubt it. I’ve come to the realization that it’s only the Dems playing 4D chess.
McCarthy is just a younger turtle, without the Chinese spy for a wife..
Trump wants to be a kingmaker and retain control over the GOP but his continued losing streak has empowered even MAGA Republicans to go against him.
It is, in my opinion, a big mistake to assign too much intelligence to politicians. Not to say their designs may cause colossal mayhem and damage.
In most cases, they are flying by the seat of their pants, or directed by higher powers.