On the recordMay 23, 2021
McCarthy doesn't want upset them. McCarthy has got eyes on being the Speaker, which he didn't have before, and so he has shown no leadership at all.
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transcripts.cnn.comSteve Cohen: “McCarthy doesn't want upset them. McCarthy has got eyes on being the Speaker, which he didn't have before, and so he has…”
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Steve Cohen discusses Kevin McCarthy's reluctance to confront fringe members of the party due to his ambitions for leadership.
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