cross-posted from: https://lemmus.org/post/1003749
Video on subject, The Hill:
SPEAKER TRUMP? GOP Floats THE DON To Replace McCarthy, Trump Says He's OPEN To Helping: Rising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8cJsOtnBAg
Additional Articles:
Trump: A Lot Of People Have Been Calling Me About Becoming Speaker, We'll Do Whatever Is Best
Could Trump take McCarthy's place as House speaker? Technically, yes, but don't count on it
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/oct/04/could-donald-trump-take-mccarthy-place-house/
22 ballots is the record, and McCarthy took 15. We may just see a new record this time!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise have become the first two Republicans to join the race to replace Kevin McCarthy, who was voted out as Speaker in an unprecedented move on Tuesday.
His bid has already received the backing of several prominent conservatives, with Matt Gaetz - the rebel who led the coup against Mr McCarthy - writing: "My mentor Jim Jordan would be great!"
He was critically wounded by a bullet to the hip from an anti-Trump extremist who opened fire on Republican lawmakers practising for the annual congressional baseball charity match.
Born on an Air Force Base in Missouri, Mr Hern is a former aerospace engineer and McDonald's franchisee, who owned 24 of the fast food chain's restaurants in Oklahoma, according to his website.
Hard-liners in the House Freedom Caucus have reportedly pushed him to run for a leadership post, but his path to the 218 votes he needs to become Speaker remains unclear.
Mr Trump's name has come up in this Republican race for Speaker, with the backing of far-right Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and others.
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