An anonymously quoted House Republicans tell Politico titular Speaker Kevin McCarthy is increasingly screwed if and when fat former President Trump wins the 2024 nomination.
“The reality is, if we get Trump, there’s probably a good possibility that we don’t keep the House” in 2024, said a conservative who has not endorsed Trump or any other contender yet. “McCarthy knows that. He knows that if Trump’s on top of the ticket, that we probably lose New York and California… If we lose the House, there’s no way McCarthy stays as minority leader. He’s gone.”
“There’s not a person who is more black and white, who is more hot and cold, who is more politically divisive than Trump,” said one “centrist” Republican in a Biden district who says Kev has to stay out of the presidential race as long as possible. “So, while McCarthy spent six months keeping us all together, it’s like the worst thing that you can do is take a stance for or against Trump.”