Trump Endorses Ohio’s Jim Jordan for House Speaker Over Scalise
- Former president’s support likely to sway hard-liners
- Jordan’s election would signal more conservative turn
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Donald Trump endorsed Representative Jim Jordan as the next speaker of the US House of Representatives, giving the nine-term congressman from Ohio the former president’s coveted stamp of approval going into next week’s leadership elections.
“Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, D.C., representing Ohio’s 4th Congressional District,” Trump said on his social media platform Thursday night. “He will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!”