Amid continuing struggles for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to secure the speakership, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) advised the California Republican to make a deal with Democrats to push himself over the finish line.
Clyburn made the comments during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show.”
Asked whether McCarthy would be able to clench the speaker’s gavel, Clyburn mused, “I think so. I don’t know so, but I think so. You know, he’s been there a long time. He’s been the leader for a long time. I think that he has those that allow him to put together the kind of deals that were necessary to get to 218.”…