Trump gloated about Tom Emmer's endorsement after he derailed the top Republican's speakership bid: 'They always bend the knee'

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Former President Donald Trump and Rep. Tom Emmer, the GOP nominee for speaker of the House.
Former President Donald Trump and Rep. Tom Emmer, the GOP nominee for speaker of the House.

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GOP Rep. Tom Emmer voted for a gay marriage bill in 2022. It may have cost him his bid for speaker.

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer reacts as Rep. Elise Stefanik tallies votes as the House of Representatives votes for a third time on whether to elevate Rep. Jim Jordan to Speaker of the House in the US Capitol on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Trump just injected even more chaos into the GOP's weeks-long struggle to find a new speaker

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Former President Donald Trump and Rep. Tom Emmer, the GOP nominee for speaker of the House.
Former President Donald Trump and Rep. Tom Emmer, the GOP nominee for speaker of the House.

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Trump thinks Jesus could be elected House Speaker, breaking with some Republicans

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Former President Donald Trump and an oil painting of Jesus, right, by Paris Bordone.

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Tucker Carlson says he has 'no plans to get involved' in the House GOP speaker race despite bad blood with frontrunner Tom Emmer

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Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, widely seen as the current frontrunner for the GOP nomination for speaker.
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, widely seen as the current frontrunner for the GOP nomination for speaker.

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