By ANNA GIARITELLI • 5/9/16 11:23 PM

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans to support Donald Trump for president despite dissension over the presumptive nominee among Republican House leadership.

A political reporter tweeted late Monday that McCarthy signed up as a Trump delegate ahead of California's June 7 primary.


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Reps. Duncan Hunter and Darrel Issa are also slated to be Trump delegates from California
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Well this is new: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has signed up as a Trump delegate in California.
6:51 PM - 9 May 2016


The list likely came from the state's Republican Party, but its origination could not be confirmed.

If true, McCarthy's backing of the New York businessman indicates a rift within the party's congressional leaders after House Speaker Paul Ryan said last week he was not ready to support Trump as the nominee.


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Trump's at-large CA delegates include state director Tim Clark, @RichardGrenell, incoming RNC committeewoman pic.twitter.com/Qr1RYbwvm7
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Reps. Duncan Hunter and Darrel Issa are also slated to be Trump delegates from California
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Other delegates supporting Trump include the wealthiest member of Congress, Rep. Darrell Issa, and Peter Thiel, a former backer of Ron Paul's 2012 presidential super PAC.


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Well this is new: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has signed up as a Trump delegate in California.
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Peter Thiel has signed up as a Trump delegate from San Francisco. Thiel was one of the biggest financiers of Ron Paul's super PAC in 2012.
6:56 PM - 9 May 2016


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