Why is Trump supporting Kevin McCarthy?
No idea
My guess is that McCarthy is the only one who can win, but I don't like this one bit.
Che really has no say...and it doesn’t matter...but Kevin is still the one most likely to get the job...and then Trump can say he picked a winner. Same MO...different day.
Gaetz, Boebert Call On Trump To Stop Supporting McCarthy For House Speaker
Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Co.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told TPUSA’s Charlie Kirk why they are fighting back against a McCarthy speakership and called on Donald Trump to “take a look at what is actually being said in the House of Representatives right now.”
Kirk asked why Gaetz is not supporting McCarthy after former President Trump threw his support behind the California rep.’s Speakership bid.
“I disagree. Look, I love President Trump, I’m going to vote for him in 2024, I’m going to campaign hard for him but HR was not always his best thing. It was not only the best people. I mean I remember having to deal with Jeff Sessions and Mattis and Tillerson and Bill Bar. It was sort of a parade of horribles with some of the people he chose inside of Washington, D.C. so maybe we ought to have a choice come out of the House that represents the Conservative center of our Caucus,” Gaetz responded, blaming Trump’s inner circle for the former president’s support of Kevin McCarthy.
“It’s a total puppet show. It’s a parade and the people here know it and see it and you know what, if Kevin McCarthy was on that stage today, he’d get booed off of it for good reason,” Gaetz added.
Trump is trying not to alienate the perceived mass of Republicans.
Because he likes him and supports what he does.
“Why is Trump supporting Kevin McCarthy?”
To build an election coalition.
Why are you a deep state agitator?
No one else can win unfortunately.
Because a broken Republican Conference can force the majority of Republicans to have to seek Democrats to help select a Speaker. Thus, I believe his logic is the choice would be worse than McCarthy’s.
Actually, Trump himself is qualified for the job of Speaker of The House of Representatives, that position does not require an elected official. If the Republicans want him, he’s in. It could be very entertaining.
Because he likes him. Hey his words not mine:
““I like him,” Trump said of McCarthy, before teeing off on those working against him including Matt Gaetz, Andy Biggs, Matt Rosendale, Bob Good, and Ralph Norman. Trump warned that there could be serious consequences if McCarthy does not get the gavel and it would make Washington worse for conservatives.
“I think it’s a very dangerous game that’s being played,” Trump said. “It’s a very dangerous game. Some bad things could happen. Look, we had Boehner and he was a strange person but we ended up with Paul Ryan who was ten times worse. Paul Ryan was an incompetent speaker. I think he goes down as the worst speaker in history. We took out Boehner—and a group of people, some of whom are the same, and they’re very good friends of mine. All those people are very good friends of mine.””
Marjorie Taylor Greene is supporting Kevin McCarthy too.
Same reason he supported Fauci, Wray, Oz, Romney....he makes bad personnel decisions.