{"id":2078451,"date":"2023-10-24T21:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T01:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rino-tom-emmer-drops-out-of-speaker-race-hours-after-winning-gop-nomination\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T21:33:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T01:33:40","slug":"rino-tom-emmer-drops-out-of-speaker-race-hours-after-winning-gop-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rino-tom-emmer-drops-out-of-speaker-race-hours-after-winning-gop-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Emmer, labeled a &#8216;RINO,&#8217; withdraws from Speaker race shortly after securing GOP nomination."},"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\">28<\/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%2Frino-tom-emmer-drops-out-of-speaker-race-hours-after-winning-gop-nomination%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=2078451&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>&#8216;RINO&#8217;\u2062 Tom Emmer Drops \u200cOut of Speaker Race Hours \u2062After \u200cWinning\u200b GOP Nomination<\/h2>\n<p>House Majority Whip\u2062 Tom Emmer made a \u200dsurprising decision on Tuesday, \u2062withdrawing from the race to become the next speaker\u2062 of the House. This came shortly after he narrowly secured the Republican\u200c Party&#8217;s \u2062nomination for the\u200b position.<\/p>\n<p>The final\u2063 vote count showed Emmer with \u200b117 votes, followed by Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana with 97 votes. Five GOP members voted for other candidates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TALLY<br \/>\nEmmer-117<br \/>\nJohnson-97<br \/>\nOthers: 5<br \/>\nPresent: 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPFKlcwf74\">https:\/\/t.co\/RPFKlcwf74<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivia_Beavers\/status\/1716851371859751353?\">October 24,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump wasted no time expressing his opinion on the \u200bmatter. He\u200c took to Truth Social, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rino-tom-emmer-drops-out-of-speaker-race-hours-after-winning-gop-nomination\/\" title=\"Tom Emmer, labeled a 'RINO,' withdraws from Speaker race shortly after securing GOP nomination.\">preferred\u2064 social media platform<\/a>, to post a statement calling Emmer&#8217;s potential speakership a &#8220;tragic \u2064mistake.&#8221; Trump emphasized that Emmer does \u200dnot align with the values of the\u200d Make America Great Again movement\u2063 and\u2062 criticized his past actions.<\/p>\n<p>Trump questioned Emmer&#8217;s loyalty, despite the congressman now speaking favorably about him. The former president warned that voting for Emmer, whom he \u200clabeled a &#8220;Globalist RINO,&#8221; would be a grave error.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/live-blog\/house-republicans-choose-new-speaker-nominee-live-updates-rcna121674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported \u200dthat a source familiar with Emmer&#8217;s \u2063campaign\u2064 to secure votes said Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/projected-top-nfl-pick-under-fire-for-nobama-costume-from-2012-when-the-quarterback-was-14\/\" title=\"Projected Top NFL Pick Under Fire For \u2018NOBAMA\u2019 Costume From 2012, When The Quarterback Was 14\">social media post made<\/a> it \u2064impossible for\u2063 him to gain the necessary support.<\/p>\n<p>As news broke of Emmer&#8217;s withdrawal, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene voiced\u200d her opposition to his candidacy. \u200cShe \u2063stated that the next\u2064 speaker of the House should reflect the values \u200dand views of \u2062Republican voters, which she believes Emmer does not.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tom Emmer has dropped out of the race\u2063 for Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>We need a Speaker of\u200d the House that reflects the\u2062 values and\u2064 views of Republicans across\u2063 the country, and that includes \u2063supporting President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>I think we\u2019re\u200c going to see more names come back in. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7xh5mYJdaa\">pic.twitter.com\/7xh5mYJdaa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1716920454521528533?\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Greene \u200bcited Emmer&#8217;s \u200dpast votes against Trump&#8217;s policies, such as his opposition to\u200d the transgender ban in the military and his support \u200cfor the \u200dDemocrats&#8217; Respect for \u2062Marriage Act. She argued that\u2063 these positions are\u2064 not in line with Republican values \u200band therefore \u2064disqualify him from being speaker.<\/p>\n<p>According to House GOP conference\u2062 chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, the remaining candidates for speaker include Johnson, as well as Reps. Byron Donalds of \u2062Florida, Chuck Fleischmann \u2064of Tennessee, Mark \u200bGreen of Tennessee, Kevin Hern of \u200cOklahoma, and Roger Williams\u2063 of Texas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">5:30 PM was the deadline for announced candidates for Speaker. Candidate Forum at 6 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Officially\u200d Announced\u2062 Candidates \u200cto \u200dthe House \u200dRepublican \u2064Conference include:<\/p>\n<p>Byron Donalds (FL)<br \/>\nChuck Fleischmann (TN)<br \/>\nMark Green (TN)<br \/>\nKevin Hern \u200c(OK)<br \/>\nMike Johnson (LA)<br \/>\nRoger Williams (TX)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik\/status\/1716933686128701786?\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Republicans have scheduled a candidates&#8217; forum for Tuesday night \u2064to further discuss the speaker race.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon Valley and the \u200cBig Tech tyrants have done everything they can to put The Western\u2064 Journal out of business. 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