Ever the spotlight-loving showman, Donald Trump was reportedly making plans to sweep into Washington, D.C., to give an “indication” of standing as a candidate for Speaker of the House before dramatically gifting his endorsement for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). The Messenger reports that Trump asked those in the know to keep quiet about the plan. But GOP Texas congressman Troy Nehls (photo) apparently missed that memo. https://twitter.com/TheMessenger/status/1710324100600578108 From The Messenger:
Texas Congressman Troy Nehls either didn’t heed or didn’t hear that Trump request, blabbing about the once-private call on the social media platform X at 9:32 p.m.
“Just had a great conversation with President Trump about the Speaker’s race. He is endorsing Jim Jordan, and I believe Congress should listen to the leader of our party. I fully support Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House,” Nehls wrote.
The Nehls post appeared just as a Trump adviser was discussing the effort with a Messenger reporter about Trump’s idea of flirting with the speakership and then elevating Jordan instead.
“Nehls just totally f—-d this up,” the adviser said, hanging up the phone. The four sources who described Trump’s thinking for this story all spoke with The Messenger on condition of anonymity over the past three days to describe private conversations.
https://twitter.com/RepTroyNehls/status/1710105717900747152 According to ABC News correspondent Jon Karl, Trump “secretly plotted to be elected Speaker of the House” back in January even while he publicly supported Kevin McCarthy. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1710313928771715313
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