Donald Trump on Sunday attacked someone he said he considers a "friend," calling out former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for what the president-elect says is "one of the dumbest political decisions made in years."
McCarthy was booted from his position heading the House Republicans after former GOP lawmaker Matt Gaetz and others voted for his removal. After an extended process of votes for a new Speaker, the Republicans ultimately selected Mike Johnson, who was relatively unknown at the time.
On Sunday, Trump weighed in on a move by McCarthy when McCarthy was still in power.
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"The extension of the Debt Ceiling by a previous Speaker of the House, a good man and a friend of mine, from this past September of the Biden Administration, to June of the Trump Administration, will go down as one of the dumbest political decisions made in years," Trump said. "There was no reason to do it - NOTHING WAS GAINED, and we got nothing for it - A major reason why that Speakership was lost."
Trump then added, "It was Biden’s problem, not ours."
"Now it becomes ours. I call it '1929' because the Democrats don’t care what our Country may be forced into. In fact, they would prefer 'Depression' as long as it hurt the Republican Party," he said next. "The Democrats must be forced to take a vote on this treacherous issue NOW, during the Biden Administration, and not in June. They should be blamed for this potential disaster, not the Republicans!"
