Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Sunday that President Trump is “having to be” both Speaker and president.
“Last week, the so-called fiscal hawks said they’d never vote for what they just voted for,” Fox News’s Trey Gowdy said on his show, referencing the recent adoption of the Senate’s framework that will be used to enact important portions of Trump’s legislative agenda by House Republicans.
“How do you manage a group that rarely takes yes for an answer?” he added.
McCarthy responded that the"difference is President Donald Trump."
“President Trump brought them into the Oval Office, talked to them, and lo and behold, they were able to pass the instructions for this reconciliation bill. Now the hard part begins, but you can't give President Trump enough credit. He’s not only the president, he’s now having to be the Speaker and run the House at the same time,” McCarthy said.
Last Thursday, House Republicans adopted a Senate framework that will be used to enact important portions of Trump’s legislative agenda via a 216-214 vote. Trump pushed for those on the right flank in Congress to go forward with the legislation.
“It was a good day in the House,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in the wake of the vote. “I told you not to doubt us. The media always does. The Democrats always do. But we get the job done, and we’re really grateful to have had the big victory on the floor just now.”
Both Johnson and McCarthy have dealt with heavy pushback from their caucus in the House while serving as Speaker. Johnson succeeded McCarthy after the latter was ousted from the Speakership in late 2023, due to opposition from his fellow House Republicans.
The Hill has reached out to Johnson's office for comment.
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