On the recording, McCarthy can also be heard telling House Republicans that he planned to tell Trump that “it would be my recommendation you should resign.”
Kevin McCarthy defends himself after audio reveals he blamed Trump for Jan. 6 attack - The Washington Post "House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) defended himself Wednesday in his first face-to-face encounter with House Republicans after audio recordings revealed that he had blamed then-President Donald Trump for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, voiced alarm about fellow GOP lawmakers and pledged to urge Trump to resign.
"McCarthy’s line of argument — that he was merely engaging in a “conversation of scenarios” about Trump — papered over the sharp concerns he had shared about the former president and several fellow House Republicans in a phone call with other GOP leaders January 2021.
"But it was one that many in the House Republican conference appeared willing to accept Wednesday in their first meeting since the New York Times first reported on the audio last week.
"The stakes are high for McCarthy, who seeks to become speaker of the House if Republicans retake the chamber in November.
"So far, Trump has been willing to accept McCarthy’s explanations — the GOP leader called the former president after the first audio recording surfaced Thursday — and as long as McCarthy has Trump’s backing, the House GOP will probably not abandon him.
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