EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump told Fox News Digital that he would accept a short-term role as speaker of the House of Representatives to serve as a “unifier' for the Republican Party until a conclusion is reached on which member of Congress should take on the leadership post.
EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump told Fox News Digital that he would accept a short-term role as speaker of the House of Representatives to serve as a 'unifier' for the Republican Party until lawmakers reach a decision on who should take on the post. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was removed as speaker of the House Tuesday after Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.
have been asked to speak as a unifier because I have so many friends in Congress,' Trump told Fox News Digital. 'If they don’t get the vote, they have asked me if I would consider taking the speakership until they get somebody longer-term, because I am running for president.
When Gaetz’s name was called during the seventh round of voting, he responded: 'Donald John Trump.' Meanwhile, Trump told Fox News Digital that he will visit Washington, D.C., Tuesday and plans to be on Capitol Hill to speak with members of the House Republican Conference as they consider who will become the next speaker. As for whom he would support for speaker, the former president did not comment.
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