Ali Vitali is a Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News, based in Washington.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan said Thursday he has spoken about his bid to be the next speaker with Donald Trump and that he would not support ousting Rep. Matt Gaetz from the Republican caucus even amid anger by some lawmakers after he led the removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy. “I talked to the president about this and all kinds of issues,” Jordan, a staunch ally of the former president, said in an interview with NBC News on Thursday.
” Procedurally, he pointed out, that to change House rules you’d need a majority vote. “The question comes is, you’ve got to have all of us on board for that… I wouldn’t go to Democrats and get votes because they’re gonna want something.” Without changing that rule, though, any future speaker could be in the same peril as McCarthy faced. “I’d be fine with that, if that’s where the conference is,” Jordan concluded. Jordan has been a steadfast ally of McCarthy.
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