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Kevin McCarthy met Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on January 28, 2021, and said afterward that they shared a goal of winning back the House in 2022. The visit underscored how fast some Republicans were moving back toward accommodation with Trump after the Capitol attack, even as the party was still publicly split over his role in it.
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Kevin McCarthy met Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on January 28, 2021, and said afterward that they shared a goal of winning back the House in 2022. The visit underscored how fast some Republicans were moving back toward accommodation with Trump after the Capitol attack, even as the party was still publicly split over his role in it.
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Kevin McCarthy met Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on January 28, 2021, and said afterward that they shared a goal of winning back the House in 2022. The visit underscored how fast some Republicans were moving back toward accommodation with Trump after the Capitol attack, even as the party was still publicly split over his role in it.
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