Politics: Donald Trump Was Instrumental in McCarthy’s Victory, by Matt Margolis

By Matt Margolis, P.J. Media, Jan.  07, 2023

Matt Margolis is the author of Airborne: How The Liberal Media Weaponized The Coronavirus Against Donald Trump, and the bestselling book The Worst President in History: The Legacy of Barack Obama, and The Scandalous Presidency of Barack Obama.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was finally elected Speaker of the House in the 15th round of voting, which began shortly before midnight EST

Friday night.

And according to one report, McCarthy has Donald Trump to thank for it.

Sources told Breitbart News that McCarthy’s election as speaker was facilitated by a compromise reached with the help of former President Donald J. Trump. One source was Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the incoming chair of the House Judiciary Committee.

“This doesn’t get done without the support and leadership of President Trump,” he told Breitbart. …