Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY.) called former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) “sad” and “pathetic” over his continued support for Donald Trump.
In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning McCarthy, who recently announced his retirement from the House, endorsed Trump for president and said he is willing to serve in his administration.
“I will support the president. I will support President Trump,” he told host Robert Costa. McCarthy also said he is open to serving in Trump’s cabinet if it is the “right position” and “if I’m the best person for the job.”
“I can’t explain it,” Cheney said on MSNBC Monday in response to the comments. “It’s pathetic. There’s sort of an element of– it doesn’t really matter what Donald Trump has done to the country, what Donald Trump has done to the Congress, Donald Trump has done to Kevin McCarthy.”
“It’s just kind of, you know, going back for more,” Cheney continued. “And I think it’s– I think it’s sad, but I also think history’s going to show that Kevin’s unwillingness to do the right thing and you know, sort of each time that decision came, did real damage.”
McCarthy blamed Trump for the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6 but walked back his criticisms days later and became one of Trump’s staunchest defenders in Congress as Speaker. But, Trump did not intervene to save McCarthy as Republicans successfully led an effort to oust him from the speakership in October.
