CNN —Republican former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that “everybody should” accept the results of the upcoming presidential election. A few months later, however, McCarthy repeatedly rejected the notion that he was trying to overturn the election during a news briefing. McCarthy had also backed a 2020 Texas lawsuit to invalidate millions of votes, another effort by Republicans to swing the election to Trump. There is no evidence of any widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. McCarthy previously said he believes Trump will receive the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and he’ll support the former president in seeking a second term – including as a potential member of the administration.

Source: CNN June 03, 2024 00:49 UTC