According to a Newsmax report, House Judiciary Chair and potential future Speaker of the House Jim Jordan says he spoke with former President Donald Trump about his grab for the gavel; they had a “great conversation.”
From Newsmax:
“I talked to the president about this and all kinds of issues,” said Jordan, a staunch Trump ally, adding that when it comes to whether or not Trump is backing him, “I don’t want to say anything, but I had a great conversation with the president.”
Trump, in a Truth Social post Thursday, offered his “short-term” help to “do whatever is necessary to help with the Speaker of the House selection process.”
The post came one day after Trump declined to rule himself out to fill in as House speaker.
Jordan said he disagrees with Gaetz’s actions against McCarthy, but he doesn’t think removing Gaetz from the Republican caucus, as some lawmakers are demanding, is appropriate.
“I don’t think that’s warranted,” Jordan said. “We’ve got a four-seat majority. Matt’s a talented member of Congress. I disagree with what he did … but he’s a great member of our committee … I think we’ve got to come together.”
Rep. Jim Jordan Talks With Trump About Speaker Bid https://t.co/igsMn3yCQL
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