Did he win that election, Biden?
Yes, McCarthy insisted.
I said from the beginning.
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I have no qualms with that, McCarthy said.
And you actually told that to Trump?
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And then you switched, Maher said.
McCarthy protested, before Maher said, You went down to Mar-A-Lago and kissed his ass after that.
McCarthy called that bulls and said, Youre so full of crap.
I was going to see Donald Trump.
I served with him.
Just like I do anybody else.
McCarthy trekked to Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 28, 2021, a week after Trump left office.
The visit was viewed as the former presidents first step toward political revival.
He also said that Trump bears responsibility for the attack.
As Democrats moved to impeach Trump, McCarthy called for a fact-finding commission and a censure resolution.
At another moment in the interview, Maher noted that Trump never conceded the last election.
Did Hillary Clinton ever concede?
Maher shot back, Yes she did!
She came out before the cock crowed.
She was out, conceding the election.
Why are you denying this obvious fact?
McCarthy argued that Democrats challenged the presidential election in Congress in 2000, 2004 and 2016.
