mccarthy said trump s conduct on january the 6th, had been atrocious and totally wrong. he faulted the president for inciting people to attack the capitol, saying that trump s remarks at a rally on the national mall that day, we re not right by any shame or any form. during that conversation, mccarthy inquired about the mechanism for invoking the 25th amendment. the process by which the vice president and members of the candidate can remove a sitting president from office. as per mcconnell, a report on the lunch conversation with key advisers from kentucky over chick-fil-a sandwiches, debating with to do about trump, after it became clear that the democrats were impeaching trump in the house. mcconnell said, and i m quoting here, the democrats are going to take care of the son of a bee for us. now, in the intervening year, both of the men have fled right back to donald trump side. to kiss trump s ring, and earn
responsibility for wednesday s attack on congress by mob rioters. and while those words were these strongest public condemnation we saw of trump from republican leaders after the coup, and they have all largely changed their tone since, for some reason. a new book sheds light on what those two men, mccarthy and mcconnell, were reportedly saying in private. in a preview of their upcoming book, journalist alexander burns, and alexander martin report, quote, on a phone call with several other top house republicans on january the 8th, mccarthy said trump s conduct on january the 6th, had been atrocious and totally wrong. he faulted the president for inciting people to attack the capitol, saying that trump s remarks at a rally on the national mall that day, we re not right by any shame or any form. during that conversation, mccarthy inquired about the mechanism for invoking the 25th amendment. the process by which the vice president and members of the candidate can remove a sitting presiden