McCarthy Struggles to Manage Trump

[DonViejo]

March 5, 2021 at 6:44 am EST By Taegan Goddard

Playbook: “After Kevin McCarthy visited Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in late January, the House minority leader released a picture of the two men smiling side by side. The image — accompanied by a statement announcing Trump had ‘committed’ to helping the GOP flip the lower chamber — suggested all was well between the House GOP and the ex-president.”

“It wasn’t.”

“Sources tell Playbook that McCarthy has been trying to persuade Trump not to seek revenge against 10 Republicans who voted to impeach the former president — members who could be critical to McCarthy’s bid to retake the House and become speaker.”

“Not only has Trump refused to commit, he has publicly repeated his vow to primary those incumbents.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2021/03/05/mccarthy-struggles-to-manage-trump/

[samnsara]

1. how many times must we say 'I told you so" ?

[GoCubsGo]

2. I can hear McCarthy now:

"For safety's sake, please don't humiliate him!'

[Blue Owl]

3. To reign-in vain is a pain to ascertain

[Deminpenn]

5. LOL!

very clever.

[abqtommy]

8. Dang you're good!

[marble falls]

4. The sponge cake managing a brick of Ritalin. Yep, that'll happen.

[tanyev]

6. Did he pay any attention to the previous 4 years?

[Maxheader]

7. didn't McCarthy try to get stumpy to call off the dogs?

A conversation with cheetox which ended with Kevin saying...

"DO you know who the fuck your dealing with!?"...

[Ace Rothstein]

9. LOL at anyone thinking they can manage Trump.

[Tom Rinaldo]

10. And in related news: Lead baloon struggles to manage gravity. n/t

[keithbvadu2]

11. "There's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump." - Kevin McCarthy

[mitch96]

12. Manage tRump? shit even tRump can't manage tRump... what do you expect? nt

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

13. Those people voted against Trump, who is notorious for bearing grudges

The former narcissist-in-chief does not forgive those who cross him. McCarthy should know that.

[yellowcanine]

14. Heh. Ossoff and Warnock. That is what "managing Trump" gets you.

[Ziggysmom]

15. I remember my dad telling me about "Mental Defectives" in WWII

That was a term used back then describing guys, who in addition to being untrainable, didn’t understand the risks they brought upon themselves and their unit.

Sounds like someone we know who exposed our country to huge risks, eh?

[Thrill]

16. Fuck Trump

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[marble falls]

17. In much the same way a hostage manipulates a kidnapper.