Biden pledges to work with next House speaker as Jim Jordan welcomes Trump endorsement – as it happened
by Chris Stein from US news | The Guardian on (#6FBTQ)
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Back at the Capitol, here's Jim Jordan's reaction to Donald Trump endorsing his candidacy for House speaker:
Jordan is a conservative stalwart who founded the House freedom caucus, and was one of Trump's prominent defenders in Congress during his presidency. But while the former president's endorsement might make him the top choice among the party's right wing, it's unclear what the many moderate Republican, some of whom represent districts that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 election, will make of him as speaker.
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