Trump Endorses Jim Jordan For House Speaker

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Former President Donald Trump endorsed House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) for speaker of the House in the early hours of Friday morning, seemingly ruling himself out of the race.

In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump fawned over Jordan’s high school sports achievements and gave the congressman his official seal of approval:

Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, D.C., representing Ohio’s 4th Congressional District. Respected by all, he is now Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. As President, I had the honor of presenting Jim with our Country’s highest civilian award, The Presidential Medal of Freedom. So much is learned from sports, and Jim was a master! While attending Graham High School, he won State Championships all four years, a rarity, and compiled an amazing 156-1 record. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jim became a two-time NCAA Division l Wrestling Champion. He won his 1985-86 NCAA Championship Matches in his weight class. Jim has a masters degree in Education from Ohio State University & a Law Degree from Capital University. He is STRONG on Crime, Borders, our Military/Vets, & 2nd Amendment. Jim, his wife, Polly, & family are outstanding – He will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!

While Jordan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) have been two of the most popular picks to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was ousted as speaker in a vote this week, a group of House Republicans have attempted to draft Trump himself to the speakership.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL), and Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) all expressed support for a Trump speakership, and prior to his endorsement of Jordan, Trump had indicated that he would be open to the idea.

On Tuesday, after Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Jordan for his thoughts on a Trump speakership, the congressman said, “He’d be great, but actually, I want Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States. If he wants to be speaker, great, but I want him to be president of the United States.”

Jordan added that while Trump would be most effective as president of the United States, “if he wants to be speaker then that’s fine too.”