McCarthy calls endorsement of Cheney's primary foe a 'special case'
Source: CNN
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he won't be wading into any other primaries to oust incumbents in his own party, after taking the unprecedented step of endorsing Rep. Liz Cheney's primary opponent last month.
"This is a very special case," McCarthy told CNN during an interview at the House GOP's annual policy retreat.
The California Republican has gone all-in to take down Cheney, his one-time ally and a former member of his leadership team, after she voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump for inciting the January 6, 2021, insurrection and continued to call out the former President's lies about the 2020 election from her perch in party leadership.
McCarthy has thrown his political weight behind Harriet Hageman, a Trump-backed congressional candidate who is challenging Cheney in Wyoming -- an endorsement that earned him plaudits on the right, a key constituency in a potential future bid for the speaker's gavel. The GOP leader is hosting a fundraiser for Hageman at the home of his longtime friend and adviser Jeff Miller, with over 100 House Republicans joining the invite list in a huge show of force, according to sources familiar with the event.
But McCarthy hasn't taken similar moves to oust -- or punish -- some of the most controversial fringe members ..........
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and shove it where the sun don't shine! 
