Donald Trump received House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy at his luxurious Florida residence on Thursday, a sign of the ex-US president's continued influence in his camp despite strong criticism for his role in the assault Capitol murderer.
"
Today, President Trump pledged to help Republicans in the House and Senate in 2022,
" in the next election, Kevin McCarthy wrote in a statement.
“
A united conservative movement will strengthen the bonds between our citizens and defend the founding values of our country.
"
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A tone that contrasts with the words of the same leader of the Republican minority, who estimated on January 13 that the billionaire was "
responsible for the attack
" against the seat of Congress.
"
President Trump's popularity has never been as strong as it is today and his support is worth more than perhaps ever before,
" proclaimed a billionaire financial support group "
Save America
", announcing the first This meeting.
Their two releases are accompanied by a photo showing Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy standing, smiling without masks, in an opulent living room in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
The 45th President of the United States "
agreed
" to help "
the Republican Party to regain the majority in the House
”, explains“
Save America
”.
Donald Trump was indicted on January 13 by the House for "
inciting insurgency
" in the violence on Capitol Hill, which left five dead.
On January 6, he was still president when he addressed thousands of his supporters in front of the White House to denounce the result of the presidential election even as parliamentarians gathered to certify the victory of Joe Biden.
“
You will never take back our country by being weak.
You have to show strength and you have to be strong,
”he told them, before some attacked the Capitol.
This violence shocked the United States.
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Ten House Republicans voted for his "
impeachment
" but not Kevin McCarthy, who felt that indicting Donald Trump so close to the end of his term would be "
a mistake
", pleading instead a motion of censure.
His impeachment trial will begin on February 9 in the Senate, where Donald Trump has so far a good chance of being acquitted.
The leader of the Republicans in the upper house, Mitch McConnell, has made it known that he does not rule out condemning him, and stressed this week that he had not spoken to Mr. Trump since mid-December.
