According to a new book, Trump thought McCarthy was annoying.
Tensions have arisen between Trump and McCarthy.
McCarthy is vying to become House Speaker.
According to a new book, former President Donald Trump doesn't like House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
According to the book, " The Big Lie," Trump thought McCarthy was dumb and that he was annoying.
The fatal riot at the US Capitol on January 6 caused a lot of tension between McCarthy and Trump.
McCarthy said that Trump bears responsibility for what happened.
Audio recordings of calls between McCarthy and Republicans less than a week after the Capitol attack show that the California Republican blamed Trump. I have had it with this man. He did something that is not acceptable. McCarthy said that nobody should defend it. McCarthy told Trump to resign, according to the audio.
McCarthy changed his mind quickly. McCarthy visited Mar-a-Lago less than a month after the riot and posed for a picture with the former president.
The backdrop of McCarthy's visit to Trump's Florida resort was the fact that the two men hadn't spoken since McCarthy called him during the insurrection.
The House Minority Leader wants to become House Speaker if Republicans take back the House in the upcoming elections.
McCarthy was interested in the number of Republicans who voted against certifying Biden's win. McCarthy was a part of that group. They thought the big lie. They supported him. He was in need of Trump's support most of the time. He was going to kiss the ring.
McCarthy has been a critic of the investigation. Several former Trump White House officials testified last week that McCarthy contacted Trump during the attack and asked him to call off the rioters. McCarthy asked Trump's children for help.
One of the GOP members on the committee said that Leader McCarthy, who was one of the president's strongest supporters, was scared and begging for help. He tried to call the president's children, but he couldn't.
The son-in-law of the president testified that McCarthy called him and said it was getting really ugly.
"Anything you could do, I don't remember a specific ask, just anything you could do," he said. I got the feeling that they were afraid. Yes, that he was afraid.
Trump has expressed frustration with McCarthy. In comments that were seen as a crack at McCarthy, the former president said it was foolish to not have representation on that committee.
McCarthy said that his relationship with Trump is still good.
The House formed a committee after the Senate rejected the idea of an independent commission. Five Republicans were chosen by McCarthy to sit on the committee. Two of his picks were rejected by Pelosi. McCarthy pulled all the names he put forward.
Two Republicans are still on the committee, one of which was chosen by Pelosi.
The 10 House Republicans who voted in favor of impeaching Trump have been ostracized by the party because they didn't embrace the former president's false claims.
Business Insider has an article on it.
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