couple of days. from what i know of him, i mean, you guys all know him, too, do you think he d ever back away? the only discussion i will have with him is that i think this will pass and it would my recommendation you should resign. i mean, that would be my take, but i don t think he would take it. but i don t know. republican sources tell cnn mc car think is saying that trump called him about that leaked audio last night and the sources say mccarthy didn t seem worried and has said, quote, trump was fine. out front now jonathan martin one of the authors of this new book titled this will not pass, trump, biden a and the battle for america s future. good to see you. thank you. mccarthy says, according to sources that trump was fine and a top republican told cnn mccarthy didn t seem worried about his political future after this. do you think, do you sense that kevin mccarthy should be