McCarthy Dodges On 2024 Pick, Makes Dig At Trump

Mediaite reports:

Speaking with [homocon] podcaster Dave Rubin in Washington for an episode of The Rubin Report posted Sunday, McCarthy was asked to weigh in on the simmering feud between Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), as well as the 2024 race at large. And the Speaker went out of his way to avoid siding with either.

And despite Trump helping the California congressman lock down the speakership, McCarthy not only did not feel pressure to back him in this early stage of the race, he made a comment which could be perceived as a shot at the former president. “Lots of times, whoever the frontrunner is today is not the nominee,” McCarthy said.

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— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) April 3, 2023