Kevin McCarthy begged Trump to call Biden before his inauguration to solidify the transfer of power, a new book says.
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times/POOL/Getty Images"Do it for me," McCarthy told Trump, per the book. "You've got to call him. Call Joe Biden."See more stories on Insider's business pageHouse Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy begged President Donald Trump to call then-President-elect Joe Biden on the eve of his inauguration, but Trump repeatedly rebuffed him.
"I just finished the letter," Trump told McCarthy, according to the book. The House GOP leader was glad to hear that after weeks of urging, Trump had finally taken his advice. "I don't know what happened to you in the last two months," McCarthy told Trump on the phone, according to the book. "You're not the same as you were for the last four years."
Trump said no. After McCarthy pushed him a couple more times, Trump changed the subject, according to the book.
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