Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump praise each other at GOP fundraiser
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy heaped praised on
former President Donald Trump at a Dallas fundraiser on Monday evening, calling him Republicans'
"secret weapon" and suggesting he could become president again, according to sources in the room.
When
Trump took the stage at the event raising money for the
House GOP's campaign arm, he spoke highly of
McCarthy as well throughout his speech, sources said.
"Kevin's been with me from the beginning," Trump said, according to attendees. Trump noted they've done a lot together to
"fight back" and ticked off a list of some of their accomplishments, including a trade deal.
It was their first appearance on stage together, though it came behind closed doors, since the release of tapes featuring
McCarthy privately bashing Trump in the immediate aftermath of the
January 6 attack on the Capitol.
