McCarthy Attempts to Backtrack After Saying He Is Unsure About Trump’s Strength as a Candidate
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared to backtrack after he said he was unsure about former President Donald Trump being a strong candidate. During an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” with host Joe Kernen, McCarthy…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared to backtrack after he said he was unsure about former President Donald Trump being a strong candidate.
During an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” with host Joe Kernen, McCarthy appeared to fail to say Trump was the strongest candidate to beat President Joe Biden in the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election.
“Can Trump beat Biden? Yeah, he can beat Biden,” said McCarthy on Tuesday, adding that Trump’s policies were better for the U.S. than Biden’s.
When pressed again about whether he thought Trump was the “strongest to win the election,” McCarthy said, “I don’t know.”
Later in the day, McCarthy’s campaign appeared to be doing damage control over his answer on CNBC.
The Hill’s Emily Brooks shared a text on Twitter that read, “Trump is the STRONGEST opponent to Biden! Stand with Trump now and your name will be flag to Trump his team.”
McCarthy also followed up on his earlier comments in a later interview with Breitbart on Tuesday.
He said that the media was trying to “drive a wedge between President Trump and House Republicans.”
“Our committees are holding Biden’s DOJ accountable for their two-tiered levels of justice,” said McCarthy. “The only reason Biden is using his weaponized federal government to go after President Trump is because he is Biden’s strongest political opponent, as polling continues to show.”