criticism the leveled a far right members of his own conference. and ginning me now, with their reporting and insights. ma ma maggie haberman of the new york times. the co-awe authority of the book, of the new york times. maggy, it seems that mccarthy is okay for now plartly buzz trump threw him a lifeline. do you think that that will hold with members of his conference? a lot is in question, abby, i think we ll see what ends up how many people end up getting elected after the november midterms, who those people are, whether there s anybody else making a credible case. it s not just the trump said i didn t like what he said, but he supports me now. jim jordan s support for kevin mccarthy was also notable. nothing is certain with trump, as anybody who has gotten his endorsement knows, ask mo brooks, it could go very, very quickly. so we ll see what happens in the fall. but for the moment, i think that there s a couple of factors at play, one of which there are