House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has hired Trump’s former White House political director to lead his political operation. Brian Jack, one of Trump’s top staffers, will help Republicans win back majorities in the House during next year’s midterm elections.
Fox News reports:
“[A]ll in all — [Jack]’s trusted by both Trump and Kevin and has a good understanding of how important a Trump endorsement still is, and how House Republicans can best utilize [Trump] to help retake the majority,” a source familiar told Fox News of the hire.
McCarthy in the past few months upset Trump by initially saying he was at least partially responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol before backtracking and traveling to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to mend fences.
Jack’s hiring could build in an effective liaison between Trump’s orbit and McCarthy’s to keep both teams playing from the same sheet music ahead of 2022. Fox News was told that Jack was a key player in Oval Office strategy meetings between McCarthy and Trump about which House races Trump should get involved in.
Trump has already signaled he will support GOP challengers committed to unseating members who voted to impeach Trump during the February impeachment trial. Trump has already issued a slew of endorsements for Republican challengers as well as incumbents seeking re-election.
