Posted on 10/25/2023 5:17:31 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Just when the congressman thought he had neutralized Trump, the former president lowered the boom.
Just hours after Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) won the Republican Conference’s nomination to be House speaker on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to deride the congressman as “totally out-of-touch with Republican Voters” and a “Globalist RINO.”
He then got on the phone with members to express his aversion for Emmer and his bid for speaker.
By Tuesday afternoon Trump called one person close to him with the message, “He’s done. It’s over. I killed him.”
Just minutes later, Emmer officially dropped out of the race.
His withdrawal made Emmer the third nominee for speaker to have his hopes dashed for the most cursed job in politics. And it showed that while Trump may not be able to elevate someone to the post — his earlier choice for the job, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), also flopped — he can very well ensure that a person doesn’t get it.
Clues that Emmer, the No. 3 House Republican, might become the latest victim of the broken GOP conference were evident early on.
Trump had signaled to aides last week that he did not support Emmer’s bid for the speakership. The former president complained that Emmer had criticized him following the Trump-inspired Jan. 6 Capitol riot and, among other things, had not forcefully enough defended him against his multiple indictments.
But as of Friday night, it looked like Trump would stay out of the race himself, while leaving it to his allies — such as Steve Bannon, Boris Epshteyn and Roger Stone — to express their strong opposition.
But a sequence of missteps by Emmer changed Trump’s mind.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
That did not last long.
This was the WRONG guy for the job, Absolutely. WTF were they thinking?
“Trump had signaled to aides last week that he did not support Emmer’s bid for the speakership. The former president complained that Emmer had criticized him following the Trump-inspired Jan. 6 Capitol riot and, among other things, had not forcefully enough defended him against his multiple indictments.”
Yet wasn’t there a fake headline that Trunp endorsed Emmer as speaker?
They were thinking that lobby’s check looked pretty good…
“wasn’t there a fake headline that Trunp endorsed Emmer as speaker?”
There was. Simply because Trump took Emmer’s call. PDJT nipped that in the bud! He’s still got the power. 😄
Thank you!
:)
>>He’s still got the power.
Not the power to get his own pick elected though I guess:
Maybe this is going to be a circus for a while and then they’ll put McCarthy back there?
What “normal” human being would take a call from one of these 3 clowns?: Steve Bannon, Boris Epshteyn and Roger Stone
If true, why then did his endorsement of Jordan not carry enough weight ?
JFC this guy. Can he just STFU.
He was the wrong guy but no one need Trump to tell them that FFS.
The enemies of the Republic will now indict Trump for confessing to murder.
(Nevermind that Emmer's alive and well. That's beside the point.)
It also prevented an open door into the White House for Soros.
Steve Bannon is not a clown.
Tough talk, but it’s easier to torpedo a candidate than to find an electable one who is not to the left of McCarthy.
I killed him’: How Trump torpedoed Tom Emmer’s speaker bid“
The headline is intended to make you think “there he goes again, a braggart taking credit for knocking out a candidate”. Well taking out that rino cuck makes Trump s hero.
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