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Erin Burnett OutFront

Damning New Details About Trump Call with McCarthy During Riot

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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4.4706 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

As McCarthy urged Trump to call off rioters, Trump said, "I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are." "Who the f*ck do you think you are talking to:" McCarthy told Trump during a shouting match as capitol was under attack. GOP Lawmakers: Trump's call with McCarthy shows Trump had no intention of calling off rioters despite pleas.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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And good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. Out front tonight, the breaking news. Damning new details about a phone

0:37.1

call between Donald Trump and the House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the breaking news. Damning new details about a phone call between Donald Trump

0:38.5

and the House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the top Republican in the House. This information is coming

0:43.4

on the eve of the crucial vote, the closing arguments in Trump's second impeachment trial.

0:48.2

Here is what we're learning. Our Jamie Gangel is reporting that McCarthy was on the phone

0:52.8

with Trump during the insurrection.

0:55.7

He was pleading with him to call off the rioters, pleading with him to do so.

0:59.6

Trump tells McCarthy, and I quote, quote, well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about

1:06.7

the election than you are. That's what the President of the United States said.

1:11.3

McCarthy responds, who the F do you think you're talking to? This exchange, according to sources,

1:17.4

set off as what has been described as a shouting match between the two men. And all these sources

1:22.2

are Republicans. According to Republican members of Congress, the phone call showed that Trump

1:26.8

had no intention of calling off the rioters and that it essentially amounted to a dereliction of his presidential duty.

1:33.5

Jeff Zellini is out front live on Capitol Hill.

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And Jeff, I mean, this is really stunning, right?

1:38.5

We knew that McCarthy had talked to Trump and pleaded with Trump and, you know, Trump hadn't done anything.

1:43.1

But these are the details. Pleaded with him. And Trump says, they care more than you, taking the side of the rioters

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