'Kind of a disgusting moment right there,' David Jolly said Saturday. 'And it also shows exactly the kind of person Kevin McCarthy is.'
The newly elected House speaker thanked Trump and credited him for helping sway votes his way, during an impromptu news conference that took place a little after midnight on Saturday.
"I do want to especially thank President Trump," McCarthy said."What he's really saying, really for the party, that we have to come together." House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is seen, inset, former President Donald Trump. McCarthy's message of gratitude to former President Donald Trump close to the anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot was branded as"disgusting" by David Jolly, a former GOP lawmaker.Jolly is a former Florida Republican who previously served in the House of Representatives from 2014 to 2017.
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