“House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) is the frontrunner in a massive field of candidates for speaker now that the House Republican Conference has ousted Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as their speaker designate,” Punchbowl News reports.
“Emmer nabbed an important endorsement right out of the gate. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy told us Friday afternoon that Emmer is ‘the right person for the job. He can unite the conference. He understands the dynamics of the conference. He also understands what it takes to win and keep a majority.’”
But here’s the kicker: “Since we broke the Emmer news, we’ve gotten a number of calls from sources associated with former President Donald Trump’s orbit saying they will try to derail Emmer’s candidacy.”
