While the House of Representatives is still without a leader since the ouster of its “speaker” Kevin McCarthy by a handful of Trumpist elected officials, the former president announces that he has chosen his candidate to replace him. His name: Jim Jordan.
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With our correspondent in Miami, David Thomson
In this unprecedented election for the post of “speaker” of the House, the dubbing of Donald Trump has two reasons: first because the former president is the strong man of the Republican Party, but also because they are his hardest supporters who brought about the downfall of Kevin McCarthy.
Between the two candidates declared to succeed him, Donald Trump logically chooses Jim Jordan, representative of Ohio, rather than Steve Scalise, nevertheless leader of the majority. Jim Jordan, 59, is the former president’s most trusted lieutenant in the House. “ It’s a star, writes Donald Trump on his social network. He would be a great speaker. He has my total and complete support “.
In Washington, Jordan is one of those who has most defended Trump’s efforts to challenge his electoral defeat in 2020. It is also he, as head of the Judiciary Committee, who is leading the hearings against Hunter Biden, the son of the president. Jim Jordan is one of the founding members of the Freedom Caucus, this parliamentary group of the most conservative elected officials. A pedigree that makes him one of the most contested elected officials in the House, but also one of the most popular among pro-Trump Republicans. .
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