Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that she will only back one person to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in the top House GOP role: former President Trump.
“The only candidate for Speaker I am currently supporting is President Donald J. Trump,” Greene wrote on X, the platform previously known as Twitter. “He has a proven 4 year record as President of the United States of America.”
In a lengthy post, she rattled off a series of promises that Trump will keep if he is elected to the Speakership, including ending the war in Ukraine, securing the border and ending the “politically weaponized government.”
“He received a record number of Republican votes of any Republican Presidential candidate! We can make him Speaker and then elect him President!” Greene continued. “He will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
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According to Rule 26 of the House Republican Conference Rules, a “member of the Republican Leadership shall step aside if indicted for a felony for which a sentence of two or more years imprisonment may be imposed.” Trump is currently facing dozens of felony counts across numerous state and federal cases.
However, House Republicans could also vote to change the rule.
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