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Donald Trump says he would accept House speaker job, but a GOP lawmaker predicts he'll back Jim Jordan
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would consider accepting the speaker of the House job on a short-term basis if Republicans deadlock selecting a new one - and then hours later endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, for the post.Jordan “will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!” Trump said in a post-midnight statement on Truth Social.
Hours earlier, Trump said that if House Republicans can't reach consensus on a candidate to replace the deposed Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. , "they have asked me if I would consider taking the speakership until they get somebody longer-term, because I am running for president," he told Fox News Digital.
Shortly after, Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Tex., who had planned to nominate Trump for the speaker’s job, said on the social media site X that the former president called him to say “he is endorsing Jim Jordan, and I believe Congress should listen to the leader of our party.”
Donald Trump says he would accept House speaker job, but a GOP lawmaker predicts he'll back Jim Jordan
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would consider accepting the speaker of the House job on a short-term basis if Republicans deadlock selecting a new one - and then hours later endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, for the post.Jordan “will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!” Trump said in a post-midnight statement on Truth Social.
Hours earlier, Trump said that if House Republicans can't reach consensus on a candidate to replace the deposed Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. , "they have asked me if I would consider taking the speakership until they get somebody longer-term, because I am running for president," he told Fox News Digital.
Shortly after, Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Tex., who had planned to nominate Trump for the speaker’s job, said on the social media site X that the former president called him to say “he is endorsing Jim Jordan, and I believe Congress should listen to the leader of our party.”
