How Kevin McCarthy's Bakersfield is reacting to Trump indictment
Kevin McCarthy has voiced support for former President Trump, who has been indicted. But in the House speaker's Bakersfield district, reaction is more nuanced.
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Kevin McCarthy has voiced support for former President Trump, who has been indicted. But in the House speaker's Bakersfield district, reaction is more nuanced.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Before a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Trump in connection with an alleged hush-money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels, House Speaker Kevin
New York Judge Juan Manuel Merchan has presided over criminal cases against former President Trump’s company and Trump associates.
Kevin McCarthy serves a reliably red California district. But conservatives voters there, who criticize him as being an establishment Republican, cheered the standoff over his House speakership.
The Republican divisions posing problems for Representative Kevin McCarthy have been playing out not only on the House floor but also in his hometown, a red area of blue California.