Posted on 10/23/2023 1:37:09 PM PDT by DFG
Donald Trump says Republicans need an act of God to find a candidate for House speaker who could reach the 217 votes needed to take the gavel.
Former President Donald Trump has yet to put a MAGA stamp of approval on any of the current candidates as the House has been embroiled in chaos for 20 days without a speaker after Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster.
Trump was in New Hampshire Monday to officially register to run in the 2024 Republican presidential primary and spoke to reporters about the 'tumult,' as he put it, on Capitol Hill.
The ex-president revealed that frontrunner, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, had called him over the weekend due to his perceived Trump problem - including that the Minnesota Republican had voted to certify Democratic President Joe Biden's 2020 White House win.
'I think he's my biggest fan now because he called me yesterday. He told me, "I'm your biggest fan,"' Trump said, adding that he had talked to a number of House speaker candidates.
A source familiar confirmed to DailyMail.com that Emmer and Trump spoke over the weekend, calling it a 'productive' call.
'But I've spoken to just about all the candidates, quite a few of them and they're terrific people and then their four threshold is very tough, it's a very tough thing,' Trump said, noting how no candidate for the speakership can lose more than four Republican votes without Democratic support.
So far, Democrats have remained in lockstep and voted for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to serve as speaker.
'I said there's only one person who could do it all the way. You know who that is? Jesus Christ,' the ex-president continued, garnering laughs.
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“Tom Emmer”.... A viper, in every sense of the word..
Jesus could not make it either. Too many Judases.
Lennon was a dunce on Christianity. He knew nothing of any consequence about Jesus. Everything he know was incorrect.
Agreed.
He has no idea of what is coming when the RATS do their switch at the convention and put Biden out to pasture.
Our central TX rep is the pud Ellsey.
Navy snake in the grass.
Whoever can plant the best groveling kiss on Trump’s ass will get his support. They don’t have to be qualified or good, just able to pledge blind fealty and suck up.
AbsoFREAKINGlutely!
Michelle Obama is the absolute worst thing that could happen. He’d be toast, I’m afraid.
Yep. Folks are learning exactly how to get his endorsement. And it isn’t by being conservative.
This is true.
Narcissism... narcissists live to be stroked, and unfortunately, two faced folks are always available and willing to do the stroking if it gets them what they want.
I am not convinced Trump is a narcissist. I do know he was the best President in a generation and it’s not even close
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