
Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump praise each other at GOP fundraiser
CNN
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy heaped praised on former President Donald Trump at a Dallas fundraiser on Monday evening, calling him Republicans' "secret weapon" and suggesting he could become president again, according to sources in the room.
When Trump took the stage at the event raising money for the House GOP's campaign arm, he spoke highly of McCarthy as well throughout his speech, sources said.
"Kevin's been with me from the beginning," Trump said, according to attendees. Trump noted they've done a lot together to "fight back" and ticked off a list of some of their accomplishments, including a trade deal.

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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











