BREAKING: Speaker Nominee QUITS After Trump’s Brutal Truth Social Post

Republican House Speaker-Designate Tom Emmer has officially dropped out of the race after a brief period as the conference’s top choice and a brutal dressing down from the leader of his party earlier today.

Former President Donald Trump didn’t mince his words on Tuesday when he let rip a scathing denunciation of Emmer (R-MN). Although it is unknown how much impact his condemnation of Emmer as a “Globalist RINO” held on the Republican members of the House, the closed-door voting found Emmer lacking 26 votes coming in well short of the 217 required to take the gavel. He could only afford to lose four.

In a brutal takedown posted to Truth Social midday Tuesday, Trump began, ” I have many wonderful friends wanting to be Speaker of the House, and some are truly great Warriors. RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them.”

What followed descended into a systematic dissection of Emmer from the America First standpoint.

Trump continued,

“He never respected the Power of a Trump Endorsement, or the breadth and scope of MAGA—MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! “

The former President then levied a very specific and potentially damaging charge at Emmer: “He fought me all the way, and actually spent more time defending Ilhan Omar, than he did me—He is totally out-of-touch with Republican Voters.”

However, he did leave room for a bit of hope for Emmer when he noted, “I believe he has now learned his lesson, because he is saying that he is Pro-Trump all the way, but who can ever be sure? Has he only changed because that’s what it takes to win?”

Trump concluded his comments with a stark warning for members of the House, that could prove devastating for Emmer’s leadership aspirations.

“The Republican Party cannot take that chance, because that’s not where the America First Voters are. Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake!”

Following Trump’s cautionary message, Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News reported via X, “There is all of the sudden a lot of Mike-Johnson-will-be-speaker buzz,” referring to the Congressman from Louisiana, considered by some to be a ‘dark horse’ candidate who could potentially bring together the America First and establishment branches of the GOP.

There is all of the sudden a lot of Mike-Johnson-will-be-speaker buzz.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 24, 2023

Sherman also observed that not only was the condemnation of Emmer’s possible speakership posted to Truth Social, but it was also allegedly texted directly to House Republicans. He wrote, “TRUMP’s operation has texted House Republicans the truth social post dumping on Emmer.”

TRUMP’s operation has texted House Republicans the truth social post dumping on Emmer. pic.twitter.com/eCRgdXuTZO

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 24, 2023

According to CNN, Trump later spoke to reporters outside of the courtroom in New York where he is attending his ongoing trial. He told reporters, “It looks like he’s finished. Looks like he’s finished.”

“He was a RINO. And it looks like he’s finished but we’ll see. You never know.”

Congressman Mario Diaz Balart (R-FL) also spoke to the outlet, underscoring the deep divisions in the conference by reminding people of Emmer’s stature in the House.

“If Tom Emmer can’t do it, then that’s when it gets a little scary because remember, he’s the whip,” Balart said. “He knows how to count votes. He has the relationships with every member of the conference.”