June 24, 2022
3 mins read

Trump fumes over McCarthy’s handling of Jan. 6 panel


Trump, in an apparent knee-jerk reaction, has made it clear that he has not yet endorsed McCarthy to be the next Speaker….reports Asian Lite News

House (of Representatives) Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s move to pull out all Republicans from the select committee probing the January 6 Capitol Hill hearings, to protest Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to unseat party members Jim Banks and Jim Jordan, still rankles former President Donald Trump.

An angry Trump, who has privately and publicly targeted the Californian lawmaker in recent times, let out his frustrations that his congressional allies are not able to defend him during the televised hearings in the ongoing probe into the Capitol Hill riots that endangered the life of his VP Mike Pence.

Trump, in an apparent knee-jerk reaction, has made it clear that he has not yet endorsed McCarthy to be the next Speaker.

“I think in retrospect, (McCarthy should’ve put Republicans on) to just have a voice. The Republicans don’t have a voice. They don’t even have anything to say,” Trump told Punchbowl News.

“I think it would’ve been far better to have Republicans (on the panel). (Banks and Jordan) were great,” Trump said in reports streaming from Washington from various media sources. “They were great and would’ve been great to have them. But when Pelosi wrongfully didn’t allow them, we should’ve picked other people. We have a lot of good people in the Republican Party,” he was quoted as saying by Washington Examiner which is closely following the hearings probing the January 6 incident.

McCarthy still stands his ground to pull all of his selections for the January 6 select committee after Pelosi blocked Banks (Indiana) and Jordan (Ohio) from sitting on the panel.

Justifying his stand for the pull out, McCarthy argued that finding replacements for Banks and Jordan, two of Trump’s most vocal allies in the House, and allowing the three GOP (Republicans) members Pelosi greenlighted to serve on the panel wouldn’t have had an impact on the messaging coming out of the committee.

“Why would you do it ? Pelosi is going to pick and choose. So, the only Republicans that would be on it would be the ones that Pelosi would allow on ? it would be no different outcome in this thing,” McCarthy told reporters on Wednesday. “It’s showing us it’s a purely political process.”

Trump’s working relationship with the minority leader is expected to play a role in the level of support McCarthy garners from Trump-allied lawmakers as he looks to secure backing to obtain the Speaker’s gavel if Republicans take back the majority next fall, the Examiner said.

One GOP lawmaker close to the former President said Trump has “made known to his allies” that McCarthy “begged for” Trump to include language backing him for Speaker in his recent statement endorsing him in his re-election bid.

While Trump has never endorsed McCarthy for the position, he has praised the California Republican in the past. “Kevin and I work very well together,” Trump told a group of reporters in January when asked if he planned to back McCarthy or would consider endorsing another member for the position.



Despite the recent turbulence between the leader and the former President, others have asserted that McCarthy remains the front-runner to become the next Speaker, should the republicans take back the house from the Democrats. “McCarthy is still the overwhelming favourite to be Speaker. With an overwhelming midterm landslide favouring Republicans, McCarthy gets Trump’s endorsement and the gavel,” one senior GOP operative said.

ALSO READ: Trump faces heat in Senate Judiciary Committee hearings

Previous Story

India dispatches aid to quake-hit Afghanistan

Next Story

Modi calls for mutual cooperation at BRICS meet

Latest from USA

Trump tariffs send world markets into panic

US benchmark crude oil shed $2.70 to $64.25 a barrel after major oil producers announced they plan to increase production. Brent crude, the international standard, was down $2.63 at $67.51 a barrel

US, EU slam China’s war games near Taiwan

US President Donald Trump underscored the need to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait, advocating for a diplomatic approach to cross-strait tensions while warning against the use of force The United States

Trump due in Saudi, UAE amid new tariffs

The GCC bloc, which includes the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain, has been hit with a 10% tariff, placing them among the lower-tiered rates US President Donald Trump has

China Says US Tariff Hikes Violate WTO Rules

China is among the hardest-hit, facing a 34 per cent levy—part of what Washington describes as reciprocal measures aimed at rebalancing trade deficits and curbing unfair trade practices China has strongly condemned
Go toTop

Don't Miss

Biden may scrap China tariffs amid inflation

Biden’s advisers are poring over Trump-era tariffs on hundreds of

Khalilzad objects to Biden’s current Afghanistan policy

On October 18, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced