Coverage dated November 28, 2023

McCarthy claimed Trump was depressed, stopped eating after 2020 loss, Cheney’s book says

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Kevin McCarthy allegedly defended his trek to Mar-a-Lago three weeks after the Capitol riot, saying he was told Donald Trump had been in rough shape, a book claims.

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  1. New York Post

    McCarthy claimed Trump was depressed, stopped eating after 2020 loss, Cheney’s book says (opens New York Post)

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    Kevin McCarthy allegedly defended his trek to Mar-a-Lago three weeks after the Capitol riot, saying he was told Donald Trump had been in rough shape, a book claims.

  2. Salon

    “Humiliating”: McCarthy visited Mar-a-Lago because "depressed" Trump wasn't "eating," Cheney says (opens Salon)

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    Critics mocked the Republican for his “pathetic” visit to cheer up the former president.

  3. Insider

    McCarthy visited Mar-a-Lago after January 6 because staffers said Trump was 'not eating,' Liz Cheney writes in forthcoming book (opens Insider)

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    In her forthcoming book, former Rep. Liz Cheney revealed why Kevin McCarthy visited Mar-a-Lago following the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

  4. Washington Examiner

    'Depressed' Trump wasn't eating after 2020 loss, according to new book from top foe Cheney (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Three weeks after the events of Jan. 6, 2021, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) visited former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

  5. Rolling Stone

    Kevin McCarthy Said Trump Was 'Depressed' and 'Not Eating' After Jan. 6: Book (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Liz Cheney alleges in a new book that Kevin McCarthy told her he visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago after Jan. 6 because he was "depressed" and "not eating."

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