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.
