it s false. you re making fools of yourself washington post by reporting something like this, as if any like this has ever happened. it s crazy. but then the tape turns out it was on tape, told that the washington post reporters had actually listened to an audio recording of the actual remarks in question. the spokesman who had previously deflied that this had ever denied that this had ever happened, they had to do some quick thinking and back pedaling and come up with a new line and stop denying that kevin mccarthy had ever said this and pass it off as a misunderstood joke and no longer insist that it was absurd and false to suggest that kevin mccarthy had said that trump was on putin s pay roshlg the new line was that the way he said it wasn t being fully appreciated. the spokesman says it was a quote failed attempt at humor.