Most House Republicans ignored former President Donald Trump's endorsement in their vote to select the new speaker.
Mary Trump, niece of Donald Trump, slammed the former president as the 'big loser' in congressional Republicans' battle to select the new House speaker on Wednesday.House Republicans nominated Louisiana Representative Steve Scalise to represent the party. Scalise beat out Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, a favorite of MAGA Republicans and who received Trump's endorsement, to receive the nod by a 113 to 99 vote, appealing to the party's more moderate sector.
'Newsweek reached out to Trump's campaign for comment via email on Wednesday.Former U.S. Representative Fred Upton, a Trump critic who for decades represented Michigan in Congress, said the vote was a 'big loss' for the former president during an appearance on MSNBC.'Trump doesn't usually do this unless he thinks he's going to win, so it's a big loss for him, for sure,' Upton said.
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