Former president Donald Trump has backed Congressman Jim Jordan, a longstanding ally linked to the 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
: The battle to become the new US House Speaker has intensified after former president Donald Trump gave his high-profile endorsement to a longstanding ally who backed his bid to subvert the 2020 election.
Hours later, the former president sent out a fundraising email declaring: “I will need a strong Speaker of the House who I can trust to help me when I return to the White House on January 20, 2025 as your next President.” He is also the co-founder of the Freedom Caucus, whose current members were largely responsible for McCarthy’s demise, and has made it clear he does not support providing ongoing aid to Ukraine for its war against Russia.
Liz Cheney speaks as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol holds a hearing in Washington.“Jim Jordan knew more about what Donald Trump had planned for Jan 6 than any other member of the House of Representatives,” former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who sat on the January 6 committee, said at an event at the University of Minnesota earlier this week.
If such a shutdown were to occur, millions of federal workers and troops would miss out on pay or end up furloughed, airports would face major travel delays, and access to services and food assistance would be hindered. Both Jordan and Scalise have been busy rallying support from their colleagues as Tuesday’s vote looms. While Jordan has strong support from the Make America Great Again wing of the party, success will largely come down to moderate Republicans who come from districts that Biden won at the last election.
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