- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticized fellow Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Sunday, asserting that DeSantis owes his political success to former President Donald Trump.
- “I served with Ron DeSantis [in Congress]. He’s not at the same level as President Trump by any shape or form,” McCarthy (R-Calif.) stated during an interview with Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo. “He would not have gotten elected [governor] without President Trump’s endorsement.”
- McCarthy’s remarks echoed Trump’s own criticism of DeSantis, with Trump emphasizing that DeSantis has not adequately appreciated his endorsement during the 2018 GOP gubernatorial primary in Florida.
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FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2023. House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands that they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running after the end of September. It's a smorgasbord of non-starters for the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House, signaling the challenges McCarthy will face next month to get a bill passed in the House without alienating a sizeable share of his conference. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
