Donald Trump clearly called on elected Republicans on Wednesday to support the candidacy of Kevin McCarthy for the post of Speaker of the American House of Representatives, in an impasse following the failure – extremely rare – the day before of McCarthy’s candidacy for perch in Washington.
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“Now is the time for our great elected Republicans in the House to vote for Kevin,” wrote the former president on his social network Truth, a rare public support on his part. Despite a – very thin – Republican majority, Kevin McCarthy failed on Tuesday to be elected “speaker”, twenty elected Trumpists opposing his candidacy, deemed too centrist. The House is due to resume voting Wednesday at midday.
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