Trump Loyalist Jim Jordan Nominated by GOP for House Speaker
- The Ohio Republican is among Trump’s closest House allies
- Jordan still faces serious challenges to winning post
Republicans nominated Jim Jordan to be speaker of the US House, elevating a conservative firebrand in the fractured party’s second attempt to replace ousted GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.
Jordan still confronts serious challenges to winning the speakership as more moderate lawmakers in the party worry his hardline stances and record of pushing election conspiracy theories would be a liability in their reelections.
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Trump Loyalist Jim Jordan Nominated by GOP for House Speaker