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Former President Donald Trump is reportedly not supporting House Majority Whip Tom Emmer as a candidate for speaker of the House.
Trump has already endorsed Jim Jordan for House Speaker.
Trump has privately conveyed to allies that he does not back Emmer, who is an early frontrunner for the role.
Meet Tom Emmer of Minnesota.
He is the Deep State pick for House Speaker.
Under no circumstance should he be allowed to hold the gavel.
Emmer hates Donald Trump and the MAGA base.
Emmer voted to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 election and did so proudly.
As the head of the NRCC in… pic.twitter.com/21i14qK9xt
— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) October 20, 2023
Trump’s support is seen as crucial for any Republican seeking the speaker role.
Without total support from Trump, it is unlikely for a new speaker to be elected.
“If somebody is so out of step with where the Republican electorate is, where the MAGA movement is, how can they even be in the conversation?” Boris Epshteyn, a top Trump adviser, said.
“We need a MAGA speaker. That’s what it comes down to. Because if you look at the numbers, if you look at the energy, if you look at the heat, this is the Trump party, this is the MAGA party.”
“It is no longer the old-school khaki establishment Republican Party,” he said.
Hakeem Jeffries just called Jim Jordan a "clear and present danger to the American people" before offering his support for Patrick McHenry and others.
If ever there was a unifying mandate for House GOP it's Jeffries' disgusting smear of Jim Jordan. We must NOT give Dems what… pic.twitter.com/ZAxCx83DKn
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 20, 2023
The Democrats are also facing challenges in electing their preferred candidate.
Currently, there is no clear path to 217 votes for any viable speaker candidate.
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