Emmer emerged from a handful of candidates who put their names forward for the position, defeating Rep. Mike Johnson on the fifth round of voting.
- He only landed 117 votes, however, which means he still needs to win over a sizable portion of the caucus if he wants to bring in the 217 he needs to win the gavel — that is, if every Democrat votes for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as has been the case in previous floor votes.
The next step for Emmer will be a floor vote, but it’s unclear whether enough MAGA diehards will cast their ballot for someone Trump seems to think is his enemy. If enough Democrats take after Phillips and abstain from voting, it might not matter.
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TRYING AGAIN
GOP Nominates Speaker Dems May Actually Support (And Who Trump Definitely Hates)
House Republicans nominated Tom Emmer in a closed-door vote on Tuesday. Now comes the hard part
Republicans nominated Tom Emmer to become the next House Speaker in a closed-door vote on Tuesday. The nod toward the Minnesota congressman comes amid weeks of turmoil as the party struggles to coalesce around a leader to replace Kevin McCarty, whom it ousted from the position earlier this month.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) confirmed on Tuesday that he’s open to helping Emmer win if Emmer will make a few committments.
- Emmer emerged from a handful of candidates who put their names forward for the position, defeating Rep. Mike Johnson on the fifth round of voting.
- He only landed 117 votes, however, which means he still needs to win over a sizable portion of the caucus if he wants to bring in the 217 he needs to win the gavel — that is, if every Democrat votes for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as has been the case in previous floor votes.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) confirmed on Tuesday that he’s open to helping Emmer win if Emmer will make a few committments.
“The dysfunction in the House is a national and global security issue,” Phillips wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “I would sit-out the Speaker vote if Tom Emmer will fund our government at negotiated levels, bring Ukraine and Israel aid bills to the floor, and commit to rules changes to make Congress work for the people.”
Trump, however, is not a fan.
- The former president has reportedly been telling allies he doesn’t support Emmer’s Speaker bid, and MAGA mouthpieces like Steve Bannon have been openly campaigning against him, calling him a “Trump hater” on his podcast.
- Trump also shared a post from far-right ally Laura Loomer on Truth Social calling Emmer a “Trump hating Congressman who is now the Uniparty’s favored pick to become Speaker of the House even though he worked for a Soros group dedicated to getting rid of the Electoral College.”
- Trump shared a subsequent post from Loomer connecting Emmer to Obama.
Trump took to Truth Social to unload on Emmer himself later on Tuesday. “I have many wonderful friends wanting to be Speaker of the House, and some are truly great Warriors,” he wrote.
“RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them.”
- Trump then questioned why Emmer is suddenly saying he supports him before concluding that voting “for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake!”
Trump earlier this month nominated Jordan, who lost three floor votes last week (losing additional Republicans in each vote) before dropping out of the race.
Emmer has reportedly been working to win over Trump supporters since throwing his hat in the ring for Speaker. Politico noted on Monday that his allies have been emphasizing that they have “never heard him say a negative thing about Trump” and that he keeps a signed photo of himself with the former president in his office. . ."
Emmer has reportedly been working to win over Trump supporters since throwing his hat in the ring for Speaker. Politico noted on Monday that his allies have been emphasizing that they have “never heard him say a negative thing about Trump” and that he keeps a signed photo of himself with the former president in his office. . ."
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