Trump endorses anti-LGBTQ Rep. Jim Jordan for Speaker
With a Truth Social post early Friday morning, former President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio), the ultraconservative and anti-LGBTQ chair of the House Judiciary Committee, to lead his party’s majority in the House.
The move comes after U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) forced a motion on Tuesday in which he and seven other far-right members joined with the Democrats to remove U.S.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the Speaker’s chair, voting 216-210. U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) was tapped to serve in the interim as Speaker pro tempore as House Republicans scramble to coalesce around a new leader.
Jordan and GOP House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (La.) declared their bids for the job on Wednesday. So far, several high-profile GOP members including U.S.
