Donald Trump said he would support Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in his bid for speaker if Republicans win back control of the House of Representatives with Tuesday’s election, the New York Times reports.
“The vote for speaker is an internal process in which only House members cast a vote. But Mr. Trump holds sway over a significant portion of the House Republican conference, whose support Mr. McCarthy needs to secure the job.”
“Mr. McCarthy has been careful not to do anything that would alienate the former president, yet he has angered Mr. Trump over the past year, most notably for his decision to pull all Republicans from the Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack at the Capitol.”
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