Maybe McCarthy met with Trump to mollify him. [View all]

[TwilightZone]

Pat him on the head, tell him how great he is, tell him how important he is, give him some meaningless task. McCarthy's statement after the meeting clearly was intended for an audience of one. He sounded like Trump's old doctor.

Maybe we're looking at this from the wrong perspective. Maybe it was McCarthy with the ulterior motive. Give Trump a toy to distract him for a while so they can get through the trial.

Don't get me wrong. The GOP still intends to acquit him as they always have, but trying to keep him from doing anything stupid - and further damaging - during the trial must certainly have crossed their minds. They're probably thrilled that he's off Twitter.