CNN: Woodward/Costa book details GOP infighting over how to handle Trump after election loss

[highplainsdem]

This is a few hours too old for LBN. I didn't see it posted there, or here in GD, but apologies if this is a repeat. This article is definitely worth a read.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/14/politics/woodward-costa-book-gop-trump/index.html

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The book details a private call McCarthy had with Trump the night before Biden's inauguration. According to Woodward and Costa, McCarthy told Trump, "I don't know what's happened to you in the last two months. ... You're not the same as you were for the last four years."

McCarthy then repeatedly pleaded with Trump to call Biden.

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Trump refused McCarthy's request and never called Biden.

Nine days later, McCarthy traveled to Mar-a-Lago to try to get back into Trump's good graces. While Trump publicly released a picture smiling shoulder to shoulder with McCarthy, privately he was attacking McCarthy behind his back, according to Woodward and Costa.

"This guy called me every single day, pretended to be my best friend, and then, he fucked me. He's not a good guy," Trump told friends at a February dinner, making clear he was still angry with McCarthy. "Kevin came down to kiss my ass and wants my help to win the House back."

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[spanone]

1. mccarthy is a spineless pos.

[mopinko]

2. not spineless enough, apparently.

sort of a badge of honor to be hated by tfg if you ask me.

[empedocles]

3. trump hates just about every one

[Tomconroy]

4. I know people hate Mitch Mcconnell but, as the article

Indicates, he wasn't afraid to stand up to Trump on this issue.
I remember on Jan 6 I went out to lunch and listened to Mitch Mcconnell on the way to the restaurant and thought 'What a gracious speech'. I came back to the car after lunch and crazies had siezed the Capitol.

[tanyev]

5. Oh, please. Trump was exactly the same in the last 2 months as the previous 4 years.

If Kevin and other GOP leaders had voted to impeach and remove him the first time, they would have seen it immediately.