More Damning Audio: McCarthy － "Look, What The President Did Is Atrocious And Totally Wrong"

Jake Tapper shared the audio on The Lead, which he said was from a conversation which took place on Jan. 8, 2021.Show more

In the call, McCarthy expressed a desire to speak with then-President-Elect Joe Biden behind Trump’s back:

MCCARTHY: Look, what the president did is atrocious and totally wrong… We’re 12 days away [from inauguration]. The one point I’d make with Biden, if you have an impeachment and you’re stuck sitting in the Senate, and he needs cabinet members,.. he’s got a lot of things he’s to have moving, and from a perspective, you put everything else away, this country is very, very divided.

I do think the impeachment divides the nation further and continues to divide it even greater. That’s why I want to reach out to Biden. I wanted the president to meet with Biden. But that’s not going to happen. I want to see about us meeting with Biden, sitting down, a smooth transition to show that we can continue to keep those statements going. So hopefully, I know he’s to talk to Pelosi. He hopefully he calls me today, and see if we can start that process.