Overlapping circles of advisers around trump and mccarthy right now. it s in both of their interests to keep this quiet. and for trump, it s almost like he has all the leverage over mccarthy at this point. right. he keeps him alive, and mccarty really can t go out of line as long as that s true. and kevin mccarthy, thest a testament to donald trump s continued influence over the republican party, which trump obviously cares about as much as anything else. every time kevin mccarthy has to bow and scrape to donald trump, it just reenforces the fact that trump has this grip on the republican party. trump, i think, loves this ongoing narrative. i think maggie is right, there s a long ways between now and the next congress. i think it s uncertain where the far right s loyalties are going to be. that was why kevin mccarthy was not offered the speaker when he tried previously six years ago. i think it s still an open question, and we ll see what happens between now and then. part of t