{"id":2110442,"date":"2023-11-28T19:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T00:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/depressed-trump-wasnt-eating-after-2020-loss-according-to-new-book-from-top-foe-cheney\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T19:44:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T00:44:03","slug":"depressed-trump-wasnt-eating-after-2020-loss-according-to-new-book-from-top-foe-cheney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/depressed-trump-wasnt-eating-after-2020-loss-according-to-new-book-from-top-foe-cheney\/","title":{"rendered":"New book reveals Trump&#8217;s post-2020 loss depression impacted his appetite, says Cheney"},"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%2Fdepressed-trump-wasnt-eating-after-2020-loss-according-to-new-book-from-top-foe-cheney%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=2110442&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>Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy \u200dVisits Depressed Trump at Mar-a-Lago<\/h2>\n<p>Three weeks after the events\u2064 of Jan.\u2064 6, 2021, then-House \u200dSpeaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made \u2063a surprising trip\u200d to former President \u2063Donald Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. In\u200c an upcoming \u2062book, former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney reveals the true purpose \u200bof McCarthy&#8217;s visit &#8211; to\u2064 console a &#8220;depressed&#8221; and &#8220;not eating&#8221; Trump after he left \u2062the White House.<\/p>\n<h3>A &#8220;Stunning Anecdote&#8221; Revealed<\/h3>\n<p>CNN&#8217;s \u200bJamie Gangel joined The Lead with Jake Tapper on Tuesday to discuss Cheney&#8217;s memoir, Oath and Honor, \u200bwhich is\u2064 set to\u200d be released\u2062 on Dec. 5. Gangel highlighted the visit as a &#8220;stunning anecdote about Kevin McCarthy,&#8221; emphasizing its\u200d significance in the political landscape.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is a lifeline,&#8221; Tapper interjected, providing context. &#8220;Everyone \u2062believed that the Republican Party was moving away from Donald Trump. Many had spoken negatively about\u2062 him. But then McCarthy&#8217;s visit happened, and it&#8217;s as \u2063if Trump rose from the ashes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cheney&#8217;s Shock and\u200c Disbelief<\/p>\n<p>In her book, Cheney recounts her reaction \u2064upon \u2062seeing a photo of McCarthy\u200b and Trump\u2063 together on\u2063 Jan. 28, 2021. She \u2063initially thought it was fake and confronted McCarthy about it. His response was unexpected.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re really \u200bworried. Trump&#8217;s not eating, so they asked me to come see him,&#8221; McCarthy explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cheney couldn&#8217;t hide her incredulity. &#8220;You went to Mar-a-Lago because Trump&#8217;s\u200c not eating?&#8221; she questioned. McCarthy\u200d confirmed, &#8220;Yeah, he&#8217;s really depressed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Republican\u2062 Discontent<\/p>\n<p>Cheney, who served as Wyoming&#8217;s representative in the \u2063House for three terms and \u200blost in last year&#8217;s primary election to pro-Trump candidate Harriet Hageman, expressed her disappointment in\u2064 McCarthy&#8217;s actions. She revealed that she was not the only Republican lawmaker \u2062who was &#8220;angry and \u2064disgusted&#8221; by McCarthy&#8217;s decision \u2063to &#8220;go running back to Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cheney&#8217;s Role in Holding Trump Accountable<\/p>\n<p>During the final 16 months of\u200b her tenure in office, Cheney served as the \u2063first and only vice chairwoman of the House \u200cJan. 6 committee. The \u200dcommittee&#8217;s final report held Trump responsible for inciting the riot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read \u2064more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b What does Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s visit and concerns\u200b about Trump&#8217;s mental \u200dhealth \u200dsuggest about the loyalty \u2063of his closest allies and potential fractures\u2062 within the Trump camp<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T office. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-op-ed-defending-anti-semites-comes-back-to-haunt-dems-who-voted-for-him\/\" title=\"Jeffries' defense of anti-Semites haunts Dems who supported him.\">revelation\u2063 raises questions<\/a> about the state of Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-closing-beaches-newsom-smugly-suggests-people-hit-the-sand-for-their-mental-health\/\" title=\"Months After Closing Beaches, Newsom Smugly Suggests People Hit the Sand for Their Mental Health\">mental health<\/a> and the loyalty of his closest allies.<\/p>\n<p>The visit, which occurred \u2063in late January, was initially shrouded in secrecy. McCarthy\u2062 arrived at Mar-a-Lago without any public announcement or press coverage. It was only\u200d through Cheney&#8217;s \u2063upcoming \u2064book that the true nature of the visit was brought to light. Cheney, a staunch critic of Trump, recounts her conversations with\u200d McCarthy, who confided\u2064 in her about his concerns regarding Trump&#8217;s well-being.<\/p>\n<p>According to Cheney, McCarthy described Trump \u2063as being in a state of depression and revealed that he had lost a significant amount of weight\u200c since leaving the White House. McCarthy\u2064 expressed his worries about Trump&#8217;s emotional\u2062 state and his lack of appetite. This raises concerns about the toll that the events of\u2064 Jan. 6, when a mob\u200b of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, may have taken on the former president.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump&#8217;s mental health has been a subject of\u2064 speculation in the past, this revelation \u200dfrom a prominent Republican figure adds a new layer to \u2063the discussion. It \u200bhighlights the potential impact that the end of his presidency and the fallout from the Capitol attack had on his well-being. Considering\u2063 the immense pressures of the presidency, it is not uncommon for former presidents to\u200c experience emotional distress upon\u2062 leaving office. However, the\u200b specific circumstances surrounding Trump&#8217;s departure may have exacerbated these feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Another key aspect highlighted by Cheney&#8217;s revelations is\u2062 the loyalty of Trump&#8217;s inner circle. McCarthy, who had previously\u200c been \u2062a\u2064 vocal \u2064supporter of Trump, \u2062seems to have been genuinely concerned about \u2062the former president&#8217;s mental state. \u200bThis raises questions about the strength of the bond\u200c between Trump and\u2062 his closest allies. If even those who\u2062 have been \u200csteadfast in their \u2063support are now worried about Trump&#8217;s well-being, it suggests a potential fracture within the Trump camp.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of this \u200cvisit stretch beyond the personal well-being of Donald\u2064 Trump.\u200b It raises questions about \u200bthe impact \u200cof the events of Jan. 6 on the individuals involved and the future of the Republican Party.\u2063 With Trump&#8217;s continued influence on the party, any signs of weakness or decline in \u2063his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beware-new-app-puts-your-daughter-in-danger-and-its-all-under-the-guise-of-mental-health\/\" title=\"Warning: New App Endangers Your Daughter, Disguised as 'Mental Health'\">mental\u200b health<\/a> could have far-reaching\u200c consequences. The concern for his well-being also underscores the \u200dneed for \u2063a comprehensive\u2063 evaluation of \u2062former presidents&#8217; mental health, as they \u200ctransition \u2064from the high-stakes environment of the Oval Office \u200cto civilian life.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the revelation of Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s\u200d visit \u200dto \u200bconsole a depressed Donald Trump sheds light on the potential toll\u200b that leaving office and the fallout from \u2063the Jan. 6 events may have had on\u2064 the former president&#8217;s mental health. It also raises questions about the loyalty of Trump&#8217;s inner\u200b circle \u200band the\u2062 future of the Republican Party. As these revelations come to light, it is crucial\u2062 to carefully consider the \u2062emotional well-being\u2063 of former presidents and \u2063the impact it \u2064may have on their lives after leaving the presidency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) visited ex-President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago three weeks after Jan. 6, 2021. In a forthcoming book, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney discloses that McCarthy&#8217;s purpose was to comfort a &#8220;depressed&#8221; and &#8220;unfed&#8221; Trump, who was struggling after leaving the White House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2110443,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2110442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2110442","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2110442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2110443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2110442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2110442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2110442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}