Conservatives Express Support for Making Trump the Speaker of the House
After Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted as Speaker of the House, some conservatives rallied to voice support for nominating former President Donald Trump . According to Newsweek , multiple congressmen expressed…
After Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted as Speaker of the House, some conservatives rallied to voice support for nominating former President Donald Trump.
According to Newsweek, multiple congressmen expressed support for Trump to take on the role.
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) released a statement, noting, “When the U.S. House of Representatives reconvenes, my first order of business will be to nominate Donald J. Trump for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.”
“President Trump, the greatest President of my lifetime, has a proven record of putting America First and will make the House great again,” he added.
He also posted to X, formerly Twitter, and stated, “I nominate Donald J. Trump for Speaker of the House.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) wrote on X, “The only candidate for Speaker I am currently supporting is President Donald J. Trump.”
She listed his America First talking points and then concluded, “He has a proven 4 year record as President of the United States of America.