Kevin McCarthy is urging Trump to stay out of the race.
McCarthy told reporters that he had always said, "Let's go win '22'."
Some Republicans are worried that an early Trump announcement will hurt their chances in the election.
Kevin McCarthy told Donald Trump not to announce a presidential campaign before the 2020 elections.
"My point to him has always been, 'Let's go win '22,'" McCarthy told reporters at the Capitol.
—Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) July 27, 2022
According to reports, Trump could launch his presidential campaign as early as September.
I've already made that decision, so there's nothing left to consider. In an interview with New York Magazine, Trump said that he had already made that decision. My big decision is whether I go before or after the midterms.
McCarthy is worried that an early Trump announcement could distract from the GOP's goal of winning back both chambers of congress.
Both McCarthy and Trump spoke on Tuesday at a Washington, D.C. based summit of the America First Policy Institute.
The speech was the first he's given in D.C. and began with gory descriptions of violent crime in the US.
House Republicans will lock in a conservative majority for the decade, McCarthy said in a conversation with Gingrich before Trump spoke.
McCarthy said that the bill would be about protecting the American people, making us energy-independent, lowering the gas prices, and holding Washington accountable. That will be a breath of fresh air, that's what I'm saying.
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