Trump Says No to Tom Emmer for Speaker

This comes after saying he would not get involved in the race for the position.
Trump Says No to Tom Emmer for Speaker
Former President Donald Trump boards his private airplane, also known as Trump Force One, as he departs Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after being booked at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Aug. 24, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Former President Donald Trump came out on Oct. 24 against House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s (R-Minn.) bid for House speaker—after having said he would not get involved in the race to be second in line to the presidency.

In a post on his social media site, Truth Social, President Trump objected to Mr. Emmer becoming the speaker-designee.
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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