The former president is mulling an in-person visit to Congress next week as Republicans work to elect a new House Speaker
Donald Trump appears in the courtroom for the start of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on Oct. 2, 2023 in New York City.is considering making a trip to the Capitol amid calls from loyalists within the lower chamber for him to assume the. Such a visit would be the first time the former president has visited the building since a mob of his supporters breached it in a violent riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Multiple outlets reported on Thursday that the former president is mulling a trip next week ahead of a vote, with Politicothat he is open to pitching himself as a candidate, citing a Republican familiar with internal discussions. A source familiar with Trump’s recent private discussions tellsthat Trump has indeed uttered that he’s open to the possibility of a speakership run. the former president for the role.
Even within the narrow Republican majority in the House, Trump’s nomination would be divisive. Democrats obviously consider the proposal a nonstarter, and moderate GOP members, as well as those in vulnerable districts, could view even the suggestion of Trump’s return to Congress as a blow to the GOP’s anticipated outcomes in 2024. And while Trump has not officially declared his intent to run for the position, he also hasn’t completely ruled it out.
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