Republican leader Kevin McCarthy breaks with Trump and insists Putin is NOT a ‘savvy genius’ as he attacks Biden administration for seeking oil deals with Iran and Venezuela

  • He also agreed there was no room in the Republican Party for Putin apologists 
  • Soon after Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, Trump praised the Russian autocrat’s strategy for doing so as ‘genius’ and ‘savvy’
  • It was a rare break between McCarthy and Trump, the de facto leader of the GOP
  • However McCarthy spent more time during his press conference going after President Biden and Democrats in Congress for high gas prices
  • Said nixing Russian oil for Venezuela or Iran is ‘trading one dictator for another’