The former president, who had hesitated to express his support for the speaker candidate, told House Republicans to „take the victory“ and „vote for Kevin.“
After sidestepping a question from NBC News on Tuesday regarding his support for Representative Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump backed the former House minority leader as speaker on Wednesday, calling for House Republicans to „vote for Kevin“ and „close the deal.“
In a post published on Wednesday morning on his official profile on Truth Social, the former president wrote: „Some really good conversations took place last night, and it’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY, & WATCH CRAZY NANCY PELOSI FLY BACK HOME TO A VERY BROKEN CALIFORNIA,THE ONLY SPEAKER IN U.S. HISTORY TO HAVE LOST THE „HOUSE“ TWICE!
„REPUBLICANS, DO NOT TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT & EMBARRASSING DEFEAT.
