McCarthy made sure his name was on the side of the gift, which was delivered to a grinning Trump, according to a White House official. Trump greets McCarthy and others in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in June. Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Steve Scalise (R-La.) At one point last year, White House aides said, he was a favorite to replace Reince Priebus as chief of staff. “There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy said, according to a recording of that remark, which was listened to and verified by The Post.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2018 18:29 UTC