House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy argued Tuesday that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has more support among congressional Republicans than Democrats as she tries to weather a fight for her leadership post.

In a sit-down with the Washington Post Tuesday morning, McCarthy repeated his claim that the GOP will hold onto the House majority as long as Pelosi remains as the Democratic leader, and said the GOP is hopeful that she will keep her post given the gains they have made since taking back the lower chamber of Congress in 2010.