October 6, 2023

Donald Trump early Friday announced his endorsement of Rep. Jim Jordan to be the next speaker of the House.

“He will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete and Total Endorsement!” the former president wrote in a post to his social media site, Truth Social, that praised Jordan’s political record as well as his college wrestling achievements.

News of the ex-president’s endorsement was broken by Fox News’ Sean Hannity and followed by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), who posted on social media that Trump had told him in a phone call he would back the Ohio Republican.

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