Kevin McCarthy tore into a new report based on an upcoming book that claims he tried to push Donald Trump out of the White House following the January 6 Capitol riot, instead insisting President Joe Biden's time in office has proven the previous administration was good for America.
'The New York Times' reporting on me is totally false and wrong,' the House Republican leader wrote in a statement tweeted out on Thursday with the caption 'My statement on the New York Times'.
'It comes as no surprise that the corporate media is obsessed with doing everything it can to further a liberal agenda,' he continued. 'This promotional book tour is no different.'
McCarthy lamented: 'If the reporters were interested in the truth why would they ask for comment after the book was printed?'
Excerpts from an upcoming book from two New York Times reporters was published on the newspaper's website on Thursday morning.
It claimed that McCarthy and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell both expressed in the days following the Capitol attack that they thought Trump was responsible for the January 6 riot.
'I've had it with this guy,' McCarthy told a group of Republican leaders, according to excerpts from the book detailed by the Times.
He also expressed interest in pushing Trump to resign, but the leader's spokesman Mark Bednar denied this account, telling the Times: 'McCarthy never said he'd call Trump to say he should resign.'
McCarthy says he never spoke with the authors before the book was...
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa warns pet owners about scammers posing as representatives and demanding money to reclaim lost pets DES MOINES, Iowa — The Animal Rescue League of Iowa has issued a ...