McCarthy on Trump’s Iconic, Defiant Photos: ‘Do You Want Somebody Strong Like that in the Oval Office?’

WATTERS Former speaker of ░░░░░░░░ House Kevin McCarthy joins ░░░░░░░░ now What did you ░░░░░░░░ of the president s ░░░░░░░░ Office address McCarthy Well ░░░░░░░░ thought it was appropriate ░░░░░░░░ he said I thought ░░░░░░░░ was right timing I ░░░░░░░░ if you watched it ░░░░░░░░ caught himself because he ░░░░░░░░ said Make America great ░░░░░░░░ Did you see that ░░░░░░░░ said America then he ░░░░░░░░ to stop You could ░░░░░░░░ it was teleprompter And ░░░░░░░░ what he s doing ░░░░░░░░ at the time he ░░░░░░░░ doing what is appropriate ░░░░░░░░ president now calm the ░░░░░░░░ down but he is ░░░░░░░░ solidifying his own race ░░░░░░░░ to this assassination the ░░░░░░░░ quest was to get ░░░░░░░░ out from running and ░░░░░░░░ had a couple more ░░░░░░░░ to go before the ░░░░░░░░ Democratic convention They wanted ░░░░░░░░ take a run on ░░░░░░░░ Now that is put ░░░░░░░░ WATTERS Right So he ░░░░░░░░ probably going to be ░░░░░░░░ nominee unless they maybe ░░░░░░░░ some hijinx McCarthy I ░░░░░░░░ t think they can ░░░░░░░░ WATTERS It s cement ░░░░░░░░ Yes WATTERS How does ░░░░░░░░ run against Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ He s got the ░░░░░░░░ shot a bullet basically ░░░░░░░░ within an inch of ░░░░░░░░ brain and he s ░░░░░░░░ this fist in the ░░░░░░░░ with the flag and ░░░░░░░░ over his face It ░░░░░░░░ sends a chill every ░░░░░░░░ I see that How ░░░░░░░░ you run against a ░░░░░░░░ like that McCarthy I ░░░░░░░░ t know because that ░░░░░░░░ will be the most ░░░░░░░░ photo for our entire ░░░░░░░░ We know where we ░░░░░░░░ at that moment in ░░░░░░░░ who called us the ░░░░░░░░ the flag behind it ░░░░░░░░ that is not something ░░░░░░░░ s staged That s ░░░░░░░░ a teleprompter that is ░░░░░░░░ written That is a ░░░░░░░░ that happened How did ░░░░░░░░ commander in chief act ░░░░░░░░ that moment in time ░░░░░░░░ you are going to ░░░░░░░░ when you make this ░░░░░░░░ do you want somebody ░░░░░░░░ like that in the ░░░░░░░░ Office someone who could ░░░░░░░░ up how do you ░░░░░░░░ the foreign leaders like ░░░░░░░░ ve had calls today ░░░░░░░░ foreign leaders in other ░░░░░░░░ asking me how President ░░░░░░░░ is doing They are ░░░░░░░░ too with democracy what ░░░░░░░░ happening But when you ░░░░░░░░ at everything that has ░░░░░░░░ on to go against ░░░░░░░░ Trump and how he ░░░░░░░░ standing and who is ░░░░░░░░ standing for It was ░░░░░░░░ about him bloodied He ░░░░░░░░ there for the people ░░░░░░░░ s standing up for ░░░░░░░░ going even when someone ░░░░░░░░ shooting at him It ░░░░░░░░ less than an inch ░░░░░░░░ close that came to ░░░░░░░░ his whole life I ░░░░░░░░ to him today and ░░░░░░░░ is amazing I mean ░░░░░░░░ would tell me about ░░░░░░░░ the bullet the speed ░░░░░░░░ it And I could ░░░░░░░░ when he is telling ░░░░░░░░ whoever that happens to ░░░░░░░░ affects you But his ░░░░░░░░ of what it was ░░░░░░░░ and hitting the ear ░░░░░░░░ he goes on telling ░░░░░░░░ how the doctor tells ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ blood within your ear ░░░░░░░░ he s told me ░░░░░░░░ Kevin you understand because ░░░░░░░░ have really big ears ░░░░░░░░ you know Laughter WATTERS ░░░░░░░░ listening because there s ░░░░░░░░ lot of creepy people ░░░░░░░░ D.C.”