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There is a reason why McCarthy's newly revealed 1/6 comments aren't causing much of a ripple among Republicans

Salon · Apr 28, 2022

Trump news – live: Boeing CEO regrets taking on ex-president’s $660m Air Force One deal

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The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Trump’s blessing bolsters Mccarthy with GOP after leaked audio

WASHINGTON — Most House Republicans rallied around Kevin McCarthy during their first meeting since recordings surfaced of the GOP leader considering telling former President Donald Trump to resign after the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, but the support wasn’t unanimous even after Trump’s blessing.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Republicans in Congress give McCarthy standing ovation for defense of leaked audio – as it happened

Kevin McCarthy defends recorded conversations with party leaders about Capitol attack that have threatened his chances of becoming House speaker

The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2022

Carlson calls McCarthy Dem "puppet"

Leaked audio shows McCarthy calling for GOPers to be kicked off Twitter for putting other members "in jeopardy"

Salon · Apr 27, 2022

McCarthy accused Republicans of ‘putting people in jeopardy’ after Capitol attack

Leaked recording shows senior House Republican said Florida congressman Matt Gaetz and others put Americans at risk

The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2022

Kevin McCarthy shores up support after leaked audio

Most members of the Republican conference still back him.

Axios · Apr 27, 2022

Editorial: Truth doesn’t matter to the GOP

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s obsequious relationship with Donald Trump was in its nascent stages as Trump prepared to assume the presidency in 2017. At a luncheon that January, Trump called McCarthy, the House Republican leader from Bakersfield, California, “My Kevin.” On inauguration day, McCarthy gave Trump a little pep talk during…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 27, 2022

New audio: McCarthy worried GOP members put “people in jeopardy” post-Jan. 6

"Tension is too high, the country is too crazy," McCarthy said.

Axios · Apr 26, 2022

Fact check: Rep. Gaetz’s diagnosis of what’s driving insulin costs misses the root cause

At the end of March, after the House passed a bill that would cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month for insured consumers, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., tweeted about why he voted against the legislation.

Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022