McCarthy’s China mission: Give Biden a ‘backbone,’ ‘empower’ him to tackle the CCP threat

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he intends to make policy that will give President Biden a “backbone” and “empower” him to tackle the emerging China threat.

"I want to empower the president," he continued. "If we are united in the House, it gives the president a stronger hand. In essence, the House can try to give him a backbone." Brooke Singman is a Fox News Digital politics reporter. You can reach her at Brooke.Singman@Fox.com or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.

However, McCarthy said the president "needs to be where House Republicans and Democrats are," and warned that he is "not there" yet.