House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has had enough.
Hours after becoming speaker designate, the Minnesota Republican withdrew his candidacy for speaker of the House.
The announcement came after opposition from more than two dozen Republican members of Congress and former President Donald Trump.
CNBC reports:
Emmer, the Republican majority whip, had prevailed over a crowded field of eight GOP candidates to secure the nomination after several rounds of voting Tuesday morning.
But the Minnesota Republican didn’t have the 217 Republican votes needed to secure the gavel. Twenty-six Republicans opposed Emmer in a vote held after his nomination to gauge support before bringing the majority whip before the House floor.
Emmer could have only afforded to lose four GOP votes, as Democrats have lined up in lockstep behind their nominee, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York.
The Minnesotan’s nomination suffered a serious blow Tuesday afternoon when former President Donald Trump derided him as a “globalist” and not a true Republican.
“Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake,” Trump added.
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