i do want to especially thank president trump. i don t think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning. somebody wrote that out when he was there, and he was all in. given mccarthy maybe the speaker, but this is donald trump south. it s built on the back of trump republican acolytes whose job depends on the support of trump s own base. the dynamics that were on display during the four-day speakership battle have continued to play out in six months since. chaos caucus republicans, many of whom are trump loyalists, and some of whom participated in the attempt to deny mccarthy the speakership, brought the entire country to the brink of economic default just a few weeks ago. and encouraged by trump to stonewall efforts to reach a deal on the debt limit. but mccarthy s speakership so far will likely be remembered for republicans many efforts to avenge donald trump to take action against his critics, and to rewrite the narrative of his first presiden
alliance among them. at one point, a fight almost broke out on the house floor, but perhaps the most telling moment came at the very end. on his way out of the capital, at around two a.m. after finally taking his oath of office as speaker, mccarthy stopped to talk to reporters to give special thanks to a special someone. i do especially think president trump. i don t think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning, somebody wrote that out of what he was there, and he was all in. he was all in. kevin mccarthy maybe the speaker, but this is donald trump s house. built on the backs of trump s republican acolytes whose jobs depend on the support of donald trump s own base. but dynamics that were on display during a four-day speakership battle have continued to play out in the six months since. the chaos caucus republicans, many of whom are trump loyalists and some of whom participated in the attempt to deny mccarthy the speakership, brought the cou
the 7th. exactly six months ago. a position he was elected to after a marathon session that involved 15 rounds of voting over four days. let s listen in, it looks like we are done with the voting. [applause] mccarthy s got the votes to win. smiling ear to ear, he got the bottom line he was looking for. it was a triumphant moment for mccarthy, who many new had one wanted, the draw for some time. but it was also a public embarrassment. the whole episode exposed the rift between the different factions of thre conference and the easy on these alliance among them. at one point a fight almost broke out on the house floor, but perhaps the most telling moment came as mccarthy made his way out of the capital, at around two a.m., after finally taking his oath of office during to talk to reporters to give a special thanks to a special someone.