'McCarthy knows' Trump will likely doom his House majority: GOP insider
Raw StoryHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to stay out of the Republican presidential primary, but that position may be impossible to maintain. The California Republican hasn't endorsed Donald Trump, although some believe he privately backs the ex-president, but one House conservative said under the cloak of anonymity that an official endorsement might trigger a civil war inside the "incredibly split" GOP caucus, reported Politico. “The reality is, if we get Trump, there’s probably a good possibility that we don’t keep the House,” said that House conservative, who has not made a GOP primary endorsement. He’s gone.” Pressure will mount in the coming months for McCarthy to make an endorsement as the former president wins the backing of GOP members, but pro-Trump Rep. Dan Meuser suggested the speaker was trying to clear the way for Republicans to rally behind Trump by the end of the primary. But in the end, we’ve got to come together with who’s going to be our winning candidate.’” However, most Republicans seem to agree that the fates of McCarthy and Trump seems to be intertwined, so while the former president's allies want the speaker to endorse now, several GOP lawmakers worry that could derail their agenda with disunity and infighting.