Kevin McCarthy: Trump wants me to be speaker

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says he and former President Donald Trump want to see each other in leadership positions helming GOP majorities in the near future.

McCarthy, who is often considered as a front-runner for the speakership if the GOP wins back the lower chamber in next year’s midterm elections, says the former president wants to see him succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi, while the California Republican is pushing Trump to run for his old job.

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