McCarthy says Trump has ‘usurped’ Congress’s power with role as ‘whip and speaker’

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Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said President Donald Trump is operating with a level of political power not seen in decades, arguing that Congress has ceded its constitutional authority.

Speaking at the Harvard University Kennedy School Institute of Politics, McCarthy compared Trump’s influence to that of past presidents, including Ronald Reagan and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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