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’