McCarthy met with Trump as the former president mulls backing challengers to GOP incumbents
Rep. Matt Gaetz traveled to Wyoming on Thursday to call for the ouster of House Republican Caucus Chair Liz Cheney over her vote to impeach former President Trump, underscoring the divisions in the GOP at grapples with its identity in the wake of Trump's presidency.
Gaetz during the rally railed against "neocons," "forever wars" and Cheney's impeachment vote while accusing Cheney, R-Wyo., of having blood on her hands. The event could be considered the first closely-watched campaign rally of the 2022 congressional primaries.
"Now Liz Cheney taunts me for wearing makeup in my television appearances. Now, make up only hides the slightest imperfections of the skin. It does very little to conceal the soulless corruption of Washington D.C.," Gaetz said. He was referencing a comment a Cheney, R-Wyo., spokesperson made to The Hill in response to Gaetz's rally plans, that "In Wyoming, men don't wear make-up."
"It's pretty easy for me to get a little makeup off my shirt," Gaetz continued. "Far more difficult for Liz Cheney to get the blood off her hands after sending America's best to foreign lands to die for unknowable gain and personal profit."
Meanwhile in Florida, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was meeting with Trump in Mar-a-Lago, aiming to mend fences after the former president reportedly took...
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Sorry, but my Fox News boycott prevents me from following any links there, even if I have to cut and paste them.
I'm think Trump's best move is to play "kingmaker".
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