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- Trump has endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to be the next Speaker of the House.
- The former president offered his backing in an early morning post on Truth Social.
- Jordan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise are now the two biggest names running for the post.
Former President Donald Trump, early on Friday morning, endorsed Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to be the next Speaker of the House, testing his ability to bring calm to Congress after a week of chaos.
"Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, DC, representing Ohio's 4th Congressional District," Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth, not long after midnight on the East Coast.