{"id":2055487,"date":"2023-10-04T15:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T19:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-question-about-running-for-speaker-at-courthouse-whatever-i-can-do-to-help\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T15:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T19:12:56","slug":"trump-responds-to-question-about-running-for-speaker-at-courthouse-whatever-i-can-do-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-question-about-running-for-speaker-at-courthouse-whatever-i-can-do-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s response to question about running for Speaker at courthouse: &#8216;I&#8217;ll do whatever I can to help.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-responds-to-question-about-running-for-speaker-at-courthouse-whatever-i-can-do-to-help%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2055487&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Influence of\u200b Donald Trump on the \u200bRepublican Party<\/h2>\n<p>The influence\u200c that former President Donald Trump wields over \u200dthe Republican\u2063 Party is unlikely to change any time soon. However, \u200cthere is speculation about whether Trump&#8217;s role within the party could change instead.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Trump is the clear favorite to win the GOP presidential primaries. Numerous polls have even shown him\u2064 beating President Joe Biden in \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-republican-chuck-grassley-has-14-point-lead-over-democrat-abby-finkenauer\/\" title=\"Poll: Republican Chuck Grassley Has 14 Point Lead over Democrat Abby Finkenauer\">hypothetical general election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, as Trump deals\u200d with various legal issues, \u2062a power vacuum has emerged in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was recently\u2062 removed from his position\u200c after facing opposition from a group of disgruntled Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>This leaves a vacancy\u2064 to fill, and some have already\u2062 suggested that Trump should take on that empty seat.<\/p>\n<p>But what does Trump himself\u2063 think\u200b about becoming the speaker?<\/p>\n<p>During \u200ca break in his fraud case hearing, Trump responded to reporters&#8217;\u200d questions:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWhatever I can do\u2064 to help with\u2063 regard to Speaker is good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald Trump, at Day 3 of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-appeals-court-refuses-trumps-request-to-delay-fraud-trial\/\" title=\"NY Appeals Court denies Trump's bid to postpone fraud trial.\">civil fraud trial<\/a> in NYC, reacts to some Republicans calling for him to be \u2063Speaker of the\u200d House following Rep. Kevin McCarthy\u2019s (R-CA) removal \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A5nuivZjHz\">pic.twitter.com\/A5nuivZjHz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The \u200dRecount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1709571544341520388?\">October 4,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reporters asked \u200cTrump about his thoughts on\u2064 becoming the speaker just as he seemed ready to \u200dreturn to the Manhattan \u200bcourtroom.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you think Trump would \u200cmake a good speaker?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal \u200dnews updates\u2062 free of charge. You \u2063may opt out at anytime. You also\u2063 agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> \u2062 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 96%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 96% (27 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 4%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: \u200d4% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar\u2063 name=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar\u2062 ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; \u2062i\u200c <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3488764\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>The former president responded, &#8220;A\u200c lot of people have been\u2063 calling me about speaker. \u200dAll\u2062 I \u2062can say is we&#8217;ll do whatever is \u200dbest for the country \u200dand for the Republican Party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he would take the \u2064job, Trump mentioned his lead in the GOP primary race and stated that his focus is on \u2064that. However, he expressed willingness to help if needed and acknowledged that there\u200d are other great people\u200b in the Republican Party who\u200c could do\u200d a great job \u200cas speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also commented on Rep. Marjorie Taylor\u2064 Greene&#8217;s suggestion that he replace \u2062McCarthy, calling her a &#8220;wonderful woman&#8221; but again indicating that his \u2062main focus is on running for president and making\u2064 America great\u200d again.<\/p>\n<p>He \u200cemphasized \u2063the issues facing the\u200c country, \u2062such as lack\u200d of respect globally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkeys-lira-sinks-again-as-erdogan-cites-islamic-sharia-law-to-defend-economic-management\/\" title=\"Turkey\u2019s Lira Sinks Again as Erdogan Cites Islamic Sharia Law to Defend Economic Management\">high interest rates<\/a>,\u2062 taxes, and inflation. Trump concluded by reiterating \u2062his willingness to help as speaker and highlighting\u2063 his lead over Biden\u2062 in the polls.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Deputy\u200c Managing\u200d Editor:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What if you woke up one \u2064morning and half of the people you \u2064count on had just vanished overnight?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That happened to \u200cme recently. I got up, came to work here at\u200b The Western Journal, and when I got to my office, \u2062literally half of \u2062our readers had vanished. They were\u200b just gone. We had \u200cbeen nuked by Facebook, and it had\u200b happened\u200d almost instantly.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But\u2064 it\u200c was even worse. Facebook hit us\u2064 at\u2063 the same time 90 percent of advertisers had essentially \u200bboycotted us. &#8220;Brutal&#8221; is a word I\u2019ve used a lot lately.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u200c fight for the truth is brutal. The\u2062 fight for America\u2019s \u2062soul\u200b is brutal.\u2064 What the government is doing to Jan. 6 detainees is \u2064brutal. What surgeons\u200c are \u2064doing \u2062to confused\u200c children is brutal.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><b>It\u2019s \u2063a fight we must win. But we can\u2019t win without you.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">subscription\u2064 to The Western Journal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  will go much \u200cfarther \u2063than you think. It costs less than a cup of Starbucks coffee, and for that small price you get access to ALL of our content <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  news, commentary, and premium articles <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  you\u2019ll experience a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-new-zero-emissions-rule-backfires-as-trucking-companies-load-up-on-diesel-rigs-before-deadline\/\" title=\"California's zero-emissions rule backfires as trucking firms stock up on diesel rigs ahead of deadline.\">radically \u2063reduced number<\/a> of ads, \u2063and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight\u2062 against leftism.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Can I count on you to\u200c <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>subscribe today<\/b><\/a><b>?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  We need your help. Benjamin Franklin \u2062summed up the situation we&#8217;re all \u2064facing when\u2062 he said, \u201cWe must all hang\u200b together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u200d plan to\u200b hang\u2062 in and fight.\u2064 Please \u200dhelp us. Please <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">subscribe today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Manning<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-responds-question-running-speaker-courthouse-whatever-can-help\/\">Trump Responds to\u200c Question About \u2064Running for\u2062 Speaker at Courthouse: &#8216;Whatever I Can Do to Help&#8217;<\/a> appeared first \u200bon <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u2062 Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might Trump&#8217;s current legal issues and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-question-about-running-for-speaker-at-courthouse-whatever-i-can-do-to-help\/\" title=\"Trump's response to question about running for Speaker at courthouse: 'I'll do whatever I can to help.'\">potential criminal charges impact<\/a> his influence within the Republican Party<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The influence\u2062 of former President\u200b Donald Trump on the Republican Party \u200cis \u200ba topic of great\u2064 speculation and\u200d debate. Despite his exit from the White House, Trump continues to hold a significant sway over the party, and this influence is unlikely to change any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key indicators of Trump&#8217;s continued influence is his popularity among GOP voters. In numerous polls, he has\u2063 emerged\u200c as\u2063 the clear favorite to win the Republican presidential\u200c primaries. In fact, some polls have even suggested that\u200b Trump could defeat President \u2062Joe Biden in a\u2062 hypothetical general election. This demonstrates the enduring support and loyalty he\u2064 commands within the party.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is\u2064 worth \u200cnoting that Trump&#8217;s influence within the\u200b party could \u200cevolve in the coming \u2064years. As\u200b he deals with various legal issues and faces the\u2064 possibility of criminal \u200ccharges, a power vacuum has emerged in the House \u2064of Representatives.\u200d Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently faced opposition from a group of disgruntled Republicans and was removed from his position. This \u2063leaves a vacancy to fill, and some have suggested that Trump should take\u2062 on that empty seat.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about this possibility \u200dduring a break in his\u200d civil fraud trial, Trump responded by saying, &#8220;Whatever I can \u200cdo to help with regard to Speaker is good.&#8221; This indicates\u2063 that Trump is open to the idea of \u200cbecoming the speaker and using his influence\u200b to shape \u200bthe direction of the party from a position of power.<\/p>\n<p>The idea\u2063 of Trump becoming the speaker raises many\u2062 questions and opinions. Polls conducted on this matter have shown that a majority\u200c of respondents believe Trump would make a good\u2064 speaker.\u2064 This suggests that \u2062there is\u200c significant support for Trump\u2063 taking on\u200b this role and leveraging his influence within the \u2063party in \u200ca different way.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is important to note that Trump&#8217;s\u2063 potential as a speaker is not without its controversies and considerations. Some argue that his divisive rhetoric and confrontational approach may not be conducive to effective leadership in this role. Others\u2063 worry about\u2063 the long-term\u200c consequences of tying the Republican Party too closely to one \u2062individual, potentially limiting the party&#8217;s ability to attract a broader range of voters.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Donald Trump&#8217;s influence over the Republican Party remains strong\u200d and is unlikely to \u2062diminish any time soon. \u200dHis popularity among GOP voters and the potential for him to take on a leadership role \u200bas the speaker of the House demonstrate his continued relevance \u2064within the party. However, the idea of \u2064Trump becoming the speaker is not without\u200d its challenges and controversies. It remains to be seen \u2063how his\u200c role within the party \u2062will \u2063evolve in the coming years, and whether he will continue to shape the Republican agenda \u2064from within or\u2064 in a different\u200d capacity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s enduring influence on the Republican Party is expected to persist, but his role within the party may evolve. 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