Trump’s Clout in GOP Slips as Plea for McCarthy Goes Unheeded
- Former president urged Republicans to pick McCarthy as speaker
- McDaniel also facing challenge in her RNC reelection bid
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Donald Trump lost his sway over the Republican Party at a crucial moment as a handful of conservatives repudiated his call for GOP lawmakers to back Kevin McCarthy’s uphill fight to become House speaker.
The former president had thrown his weight behind McCarthy in a post on his Truth Social network on Wednesday morning: “It’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL.”