House Minority Leader McCarthy speaks highly of President Trump after previous critical comments

Conservative News DailyFebruary 26, 2021

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appeared to reverse course, admitting he and President Trump worked very well together.

At a press briefing on Friday, McCarthy, who had previously criticized the President over the January 6 Capitol breach, reminisced about how the two had been able to get a lot done in Congress. He added he did not have a commitment from President Trump to not challenge sitting members of Congress in their primary elections.

GOLDEN, CO - OCTOBER 29: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in the Rodeo Arena at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds October 29, 2016 in Golden, Colorado. The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Friday it discovered emails pertinent to the closed investigation of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's private email server and are looking to see if they improperly contained classified information. Trump said

GOLDEN, CO – OCTOBER 29: President Donald Trump addressed a campaign rally in the Rodeo Arena at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds October 29, 2016 in Golden, Colorado. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“I don’t have a commitment with that,” McCarthy stated. “I worked closely with the President on working on endorsements to win seats in the House and we did quite well.”

McCarthy’s remarks came one day after he appeared to distance himself from Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) over her remarks the President should not be allowed to speak at CPAC. McCarthy maintained the President should be allowed to speak at the event, blasting Cheney for trying to cancel him.