{"id":1959004,"date":"2023-06-28T09:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-shuts-down-fake-news-media-claims-about-him-trump-is-stronger-today-than-he-was-in-2016\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T09:11:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:11:50","slug":"mccarthy-shuts-down-fake-news-media-claims-about-him-trump-is-stronger-today-than-he-was-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-shuts-down-fake-news-media-claims-about-him-trump-is-stronger-today-than-he-was-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy dismisses false media claims: &#8216;Trump is stronger now than in 2016&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmccarthy-shuts-down-fake-news-media-claims-about-him-trump-is-stronger-today-than-he-was-in-2016%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1959004&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>McCarthy Shuts Down Fake News Media Claims About Him: &#8216;Trump Is Stronger Today Than He Was in 2016&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>California Republican Kevin McCarthy\u2019s performance as House speaker has been a mixed bag. Perhaps inconsistency is inherent in the nature of the role, as a legislative leader of a caucus with factions ranging from MAGA to RINO.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy\u2019s often blunt handling of the media, however, is a consistent bright spot. He\u2019s demonstrated the ability to cut through establishment media spin with direct, forceful statements.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker did it again in a Breitbart interview published on Tuesday. McCarthy basically turned the tables on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-shuts-down-fake-news-media-claims-about-him-trump-is-stronger-today-than-he-was-in-2016\/\" title=\"McCarthy dismisses false media claims: 'Trump is stronger now than in 2016'\">narrative fake news built<\/a> that suggested McCarthy downplayed Donald Trump\u2019s chances in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTrump is stronger today than he was in 2016,\u201d McCarthy told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/06\/27\/exclusive-speaker-mccarthy-trump-stronger-today-than-he-was-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He cited a Morning Consult poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/2024-election\/2023\/06\/27\/survey-donald-trump-beats-joe-biden-by-three-percent-ron-desantis-loses-to-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported by Breitbart<\/a> on Tuesday that showed Trump not only dominating the Republican field, but also ahead of President Joe Biden in a head-to-head contest.<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart ran McCarthy\u2019s remarks after other news sources manipulated the speaker\u2019s earlier messaging. McCarthy\u2019s follow-up on Breitbart made his actual comments even clearer.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, CNN national correspondent Kristen Holmes tweeted a deceptively edited version of statements McCarthy made on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/much-worse-expected-even-cnbc-anchor-forced-admit-possible-recession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC\u2019s<\/a> Squawk Box.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kevin McCarthy says he thinks Trump could win the GOP nomination, but doesnt know if Trump is \u201cstrongest\u201d candidate for his party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan he win that election? Yeah he can\u2026the question is, is he the strongest to win the election, I don\u2019t know that answer,\u201d McCarthy says on CNBC<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kristen Holmes (@KristenhCNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristenhCNN\/status\/1673678787861422082?\">June 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cKevin McCarthy says he thinks Trump could win the GOP nomination, but doesn\u2019t know if Trump is \u2018strongest\u2019 candidate for his party,\u201d Holmes wrote in the Twitter post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Can he win that election? Yeah he can\u2026the question is, is he the strongest to win the election, I don\u2019t know that answer,\u2019 McCarthy says on CNBC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the Breitbart article described, \u201cMcCarthy was not, as Holmes framed it, saying he doubts Trump in a general election\u2014he was answering two separate questions, first about a primary and then about general election viability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like the politician he is, McCarthy was being cautious about assuming the outcomes in advance, and offered theoretical examples.<\/p>\n<p>The full video did show McCarthy affirming Trump could beat Biden, as well as noting Biden could beat some other candidates \u2014 unnamed \u2014 people as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan Trump beat Biden? Yeah, he can beat Biden,\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you think Trump can beat Biden in 2024?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked if it would be good for the Republican Party if Trump were the nominee, McCarth was unequivocal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think if you want to go sheer policy to policy, it\u2019s not what\u2019s good for Republicans, it\u2019s what\u2019s good for America,\u201d he said. \u201cTrump\u2019s polices are better, straightforward, than Biden\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy not only talked about Trump, he indicated to Breitbart that he sees through the games of both the media and the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs usual, the media is attempting to drive a wedge between President Trump and House Republicans as our committees are holding Biden\u2019s DOJ accountable for their two-tiered levels of justice,\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only reason Biden is using his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-stacey-plaskett-threatens-matt-taibbi-with-prison\/\" title=\"Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat, threatens Matt Taibbi with jail time.\">weaponized federal government<\/a> to go after President Trump is because he is Biden\u2019s strongest political opponent, as polling continues to show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in June, McCarthy chastised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kevin-mccarthy-epically-takes-media-faces-worry-guys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the establishment media<\/a> for the tone of their coverage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I worry about the constant negativity of the media. But I keep them in my prayers, and I hope one day they<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-epically-takes-down-the-media-to-their-faces-i-worry-about-you-guys\/\" title=\"Kevin McCarthy confronts the media: 'I'm concerned about you all'\">\u2019ll start rooting<\/a> for America to succeed! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eqTv5ceERf\">pic.twitter.com\/eqTv5ceERf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1669409034980450304?\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McCarthy posted on Twitter, \u201cI worry about the constant negativity of the media. But I keep them in my prayers, and I hope one day they\u2019ll start rooting for America to succeed!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How effective McCarthy is as House speaker is debatable. He brought us the awful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-rep-declares-debt-ceiling-deal-insult-american-people-says-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debt ceiling deal<\/a>. And even with all the evidence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/smoking-gun-records-show-5m-went-hunter-bidens-chinese-shakedown-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high crimes and misdemeanors<\/a>, he is reportedly slow-walking a potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mccarthy-fights-biden-impeachment-behind-closed-doors-says-undercuts-agenda-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden impeachment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, McCarthy also seems willing to start addressing Biden\u2019s corruption through impeachment hearings on Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republicans-ready-use-nuclear-option-garland-not-empty-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merrick Garland<\/a>. He also removed serial liar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-trump-impeachment-leader-schiff-joins-california-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Schiff <\/a>from the House Intelligence Committee, and allowed a successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-dems-throw-floor-temper-tantrum-schiff-officially-censured\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">censure<\/a> vote.<\/p>\n<p>While he might be many things, Kevin McCarthy\u2019s public persona is far from being the anti-Trumper the establishment media wish to portray.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mccarthy-shuts-fake-news-media-claims-trump-stronger-today-2016\/\">McCarthy Shuts Down Fake News Media Claims About Him: &#8216;Trump Is Stronger Today Than He Was in 2016&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>navigate tough questions and stay on message, even in the face of intense scrutiny. McCarthy&#8217;s straightforward approach has earned him respect among his supporters and has helped him maintain a strong presence in the political arena. Despite the challenges he faces, his skill in handling the media remains a consistent strength.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2035,"featured_media":1959005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1959004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2035"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1959004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1959005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1959004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1959004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1959004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}