The thing that’s confusing this is that Trump is supporting McCarthy.
My personal feeling is that the holdouts should get committee power, change that voting rule back to 1 vote (it was changed to 5 by Nancy, who wanted to make it difficult to oppose her), and then vote for McCarthy.
But Trump shouldn’t have supported him in the first place, and that is what has confused this. Of course, Trump also supported McConnell, who got judges through but was a complete traitor to the GOP and is now swanning around with his new BFF, Biden.
Jim Jordan is not only supporting him but nominated him.
My feeling is that Trump supports McConnell and McCarthy because he knows they are probably going to keep their positions one way or another and, if he does win again in 2024, he wants them willing to work with him rather than even more set in opposition to him.
I don’t think it will actually work out like that, but that’s what I think he may be calculating.
Trump's inner circle has always included horrible advisors. If they were any good we would not have had Pence, Barr, Sessions, Mucci, Cohen, Wray, and many more. He absolutely needs better advice. His first term would have gone into a second term if he had better advisors!
From my POV and many others in my circles, neither the left nor the Uniparty has completely failed to understood is that it has never been about Donald Trump. I love the guy and was proud to support him and vote for him because of what he was doing and what he was standing for. That is the substance of of what these 20 Republican Representative heros are doing. These people are just like me, ready willing and able to provide that very large middle finger to the establishment classes - the enemy who rush for their tranquilizers and fainting couches whenever someone utters the word “no” to them and their schemes. Trump did it with relish and to great effect. God love him. Now we are seeing 20 more who have reached adulthood step forward to use their talents to block this seemingly irreversible American devolution.
As for DJT, his one area of serious failure is his inability to select the right people for many gov’t jobs. Some selections were brilliant, but most were not. He seems blind to the treasonus intent and actions of many of those he selected for leadership positions in his administration. He also failed to fire evryone who worked for Obama when he took office. Ironically, I believe he is a bit of a softy in this critical area. Perhaps he believes more people in positions of power share his American Greatness ideals. If so, he’s dead wrong about that. Kevin Mc Carthy had the unmitigated temerity to claim he had earned the speakership as though it was his personal possession. He’s a twisted and bad man. He can NEVER be trusted. He must go. Sorry, but anyone who cannot see that is asking for the status quo - that handbasket headed for hell. God save the 20 and God grant them the grace and courage to continue their crusade on our behalf.
So far, these are the only ones whoare willing to lose it all for truly righteous principles. That is how much they value these principles. That’s how you can tell they have principles. All the rest are desperate to stay in their positions of privilege, and have not valued their principles very highly. Why would we follow them or admire them in any way?
Just think if McConnell let Garland’s nomination go through. McCarthy has a quid pro quo with Trump. That’s the only reason I can think of as to why Trump is supporting him.