Eric Swalwell: “Donald Trump is speaker of the House if Kevin McCarthy were to win.”

On the recordApril 27, 2022

Donald Trump is speaker of the House if Kevin McCarthy were to win.

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Swalwell asserts that McCarthy's leadership would effectively mean Trump controls the House.

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