Former President Donald Trump on Monday said that Jesus could be elected speaker of the House, but the rest of the nine current hopefuls may struggle.
“There’s only one person that can do it all the way. Do you know who that is? Jesus Christ. If Jesus came down and said, ‘I want to be Speaker,’ he would do it,” Trump told reporters in New Hampshire. “Other than that I haven’t seen anyone that can guarantee it.”
The former president, a noted theologian, said he would not get involved in the speaker’s race after he previously endorsed House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan.
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"There's only one person that can do it all the way. You know who that is? Jesus Christ. If Jesus came down and said, 'I want to be Speaker,' he would do it. Other than that, I haven't seen anybody that can guarantee it."
— The Recount (@therecount) October 23, 2023
— Donald Trump, when asked about the House Speaker race pic.twitter.com/blISJz8P3H
Republicans dumped Jordan on Friday after he posted the worst performance for a majority party’s Speaker candidate since before the Civil War.
Now, nine Republicans are currently official candidates for the post. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is considered the leading candidate, but he has a complicated relationship with Trump. On Monday, Trump gushed that Emmer, is “my biggest fan.”
Trump’s confidence in Christ belies some House Republicans who have lamented that if Jesus were to return, even he would struggle to unite their fractious group. The GOP holds a narrow majority, meaning any speaker candidate can likely only afford to lose no more than four votes in the face of House Democrats’ likely united opposition. Thus far, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Jordan have abandoned campaigns to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
“If Jim Jordan can’t get through, Jesus can’t. So we better figure this out,” Rep. Ryan Zinke, Trump’s former Interior secretary, said last week.
Jesus is far from the only hypothetical religious figure that has been offered a lament to House Republicans’ struggles.
“I don’t know that Mother Teresa could walk in there and get to 217,” Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican, told reporter Ben Jacobs.
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Trump is the least religious person in this country
Sounds like FDR is the least religious, not Trump. And who is FDR to make that judgement?
FDR had a niece to fondle his Needs Dimwit BiDum showered with his daughter — Trump. ?? Hello
FDR is a true Christian, trump only religion is money.
Jesus would NOT in any way get involved with neither Trump or the Republican party.
Jesus would look at Evangelicals and their “prosperity gospel” and the corruption of American religions and probably turn around and become a Buddhist.
I am just very surprise that you guys do not connect Trump with the AntiChrist. They even own a building with the 666 address….I mean considering all the crazy conspiracies and just insane and evil crap that comes out of his mouth and how inadequate Trump is when talking about religion it should be a natural conclusion.
The thing about democrats, they can not hid their weak minded thoughts.
New Speaker Johnson is st nightmare the biggest noghtm
Johnson biggest nightmare to Democ🐀and BiDum my
Maybe so but the Republicans tend to put their foot in their mouth and than forget why they aren’t making any sense.
Jesus has plans for President Trump. Satin has plans for swamp.