Former President Donald Trump says his connection with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was not damaged by the release of a call that showed McCarthy saying he would recommend Trump step down from office if impeached after the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he was not happy when he learned of McCarthy’s comments, which were made on a call with colleagues. But McCarthy never advised him to resign, Trump also said, alleging McCarthy shifted his view “when he found out the facts.”
“I think it’s all a big compliment, frankly,” Trump said of McCarthy and others who later came to back him. “They realized they were wrong and supported me.”
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