{"id":2075230,"date":"2023-10-21T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-wont-support-latest-frontrunner-in-house-speaker-race-report\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T16:02:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T20:02:34","slug":"trump-wont-support-latest-frontrunner-in-house-speaker-race-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-wont-support-latest-frontrunner-in-house-speaker-race-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump opposes leading candidate for House Speaker &#8211; Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-wont-support-latest-frontrunner-in-house-speaker-race-report%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=2075230&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>Trump Refuses to Back Leading \u2064Candidate in House Speaker \u2063Race<\/h2>\n<p>It seems like the drama surrounding the vacant \u200cspeaker\u2064 of the House role is \u200dfar from over. Former President Donald Trump is not happy with the current direction of this saga. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/10\/20\/trump-tom-emmer-speaker-bid-00122875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, Trump does not support House Majority Whip Tom Emmer as \u2063a candidate for speaker.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump \u200bhasn&#8217;t publicly criticized\u2064 Emmer in one of\u200b his\u2064 trademark Truth Social posts, he has privately expressed his lack \u200bof\u200b support to \u200dhis allies. Emmer is one of several Republicans vying for\u200c the speaker&#8217;s gavel, but \u200dnone of them have received Trump&#8217;s endorsement as of now.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin McCarthy, the former \u200cspeaker who was ousted and triggered this mess, has endorsed Emmer. However, Team Trump is not convinced. Pro-Trump platforms have\u200b been \u200bincreasingly vocal in their opposition to Emmer.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If somebody is so out of \u2064step with where the \u2064Republican electorate is, where the MAGA movement is, how can they even be in the conversation?&#8221; said Boris \u200dEpshteyn, a top Trump adviser.<\/p>\n<p>Epshteyn emphasized that a speaker cannot \u2063be\u200d elected without Trump&#8217;s support and the\u2064 support of his wing of the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need a\u200b MAGA \u200cspeaker. That\u2019s what it comes down to. Because if you look \u2062at the numbers, if \u2064you look \u2062at the energy, if you look at the\u2063 heat, this is the Trump party, this is the \u2064MAGA party. It is no longer \u200cthe old-school khaki\u200d establishment Republican Party,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u200d remains to be seen if \u200cTrump will launch an attack against Emmer himself, but the message \u2063is clear: Emmer lacks\u2064 the support of the MAGA movement, which could be detrimental to any Republican seeking the speaker role.<\/p>\n<p>As seen with Ohio Rep. Jim\u2062 Jordan, even with\u200b Trump&#8217;s support, a candidate can\u200c fail to secure enough votes to \u200bbecome speaker. Democrats are united in \u2064voting for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, but he doesn&#8217;t have enough votes to win.<\/p>\n<p>This has created a frustrating gridlock in the House of Representatives, with neither side having enough votes for their preferred \u200bcandidate. Cooperation\u200b between the \u200dparties seems \u2064unlikely,\u2063 although some speculate it may be\u2064 inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there is no clear path\u2062 to securing \u2064the necessary votes for any viable speaker candidate.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>An Urgent Note from Our Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>The Western \u2062Journal has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-recruits-super-bowl-champ-to-be-official-spokesman-for-covid-booster\/\" title=\"Pfizer hires Super Bowl champ as COVID booster spokesperson.\">labeled \u201cdangerous\u201d simply<\/a>\u2062 because we have a\u2063 biblical worldview and \u2063speak\u2063 the truth about what is happening in America.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We refuse to let Big Tech and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-goes-around-voters-backs-signs-change-in-state-election-laws\/\" title=\"Governor sneaks behind voters, enacts new election laws.\">woke advertisers dictate<\/a> the content we share with\u200b our community. 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Your support means we\u200b can continue to expose false narratives and defend traditional American values.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">Please stand with us by donating today<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank \u2063you \u2062for your support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-wont-support-latest-frontrunner-house-speaker-race-report\/\">Trump Won&#8217;t Support Latest Frontrunner in \u2062House Speaker Race\u200b &#8211; Report<\/a> appeared \u200bfirst on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u200cJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What challenges does the GOP \u200dface in\u2063 finding a consensus candidate who can bridge the divide\u200d between Trump loyalists and more moderate factions within the party<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Jim \u2064Jordan&#8217;s\u2064 failed bid for speaker in 2018, Trump&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-gov-noem-endorses-trump-the-fighter-that-our-country-needs\/\" title=\"SD Gov. Noem backs Trump: 'The fighter our nation needs'\">endorsement holds significant weight<\/a> within the Republican Party. Without Trump&#8217;s \u2063backing, Emmer&#8217;s chances of\u200d securing the \u200bspeakership may be slim.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Trump has injected himself into House leadership drama. In the days leading up to the removal of Speaker McCarthy, Trump publicly \u2064criticized \u200chim for not taking a stronger stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-wont-support-latest-frontrunner-in-house-speaker-race-report\/\" title=\"Trump opposes leading candidate for House Speaker - Report\">investigating alleged voter fraud<\/a> in \u200dthe 2020 election. McCarthy&#8217;s subsequent endorsement of Emmer appeared to \u200bbe an attempt to\u200c appease Trump \u200band regain his \u200dsupport.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u200c seems that Trump remains unconvinced. Emmer&#8217;s moderate stance on certain issues and his willingness to work across the aisle have drawn criticism from the more conservative members of the party,\u2063 who view compromise as a betrayal of\u200b Trump&#8217;s &#8220;America First&#8221; agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Emmer, on \u200dthe other \u2064hand, has defended his record, highlighting his support for conservative policies and his loyalty to Trump during his presidency. He argues \u200bthat the party should not turn\u2062 its \u200dback on unity and should instead focus on winning back the majority in the House.<\/p>\n<p>With the speaker vote scheduled for next week, the pressure is mounting for Republicans to find a consensus candidate who can unite the \u2064party. Trump&#8217;s refusal to back Emmer puts the\u200c GOP\u2062 in a\u200c difficult position.<\/p>\n<p>If Emmer fails to secure the speakership, it is uncertain who Trump will\u2062 support as an alternative. Other potential candidates include Rep. Steve Scalise, the current House minority whip, and Rep. Jim Banks, the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, Trump&#8217;s involvement in the House speaker race highlights the continued \u2064influence he wields within the party. His refusal to \u200bsupport Emmer underscores\u200d the divisive nature of Republican politics\u200c and the challenge of finding a leader \u2062who can bridge the divide between the Trump loyalists and the more moderate factions of the party.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the Republican Party will have to navigate these internal tensions if it hopes to regain control of \u200bthe House \u2063in the upcoming midterm elections. Whether that entails embracing Trump&#8217;s MAGA movement or\u200b charting a new path forward remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drama surrounding the vacant speaker of the House role seems endless. Former President Donald Trump is displeased with the current direction of this saga. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer doesn&#8217;t have Trump&#8217;s support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2075231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2075230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2075230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2075230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2075230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2075231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2075230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2075230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2075230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}