Late Thursday night, former President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Jim
Jordan’s bid to become speaker of the House — ending far-fetched
speculation about a possible Trump run while dousing the campaign to
succeed Kevin McCarthy with rocket fuel. Until that moment, it was
unclear how the former president would approach the vacancy. Trump had
previously mentioned that he was planning a visit to Capitol Hill to
attempt to unite the party, and hinted at running for the position
himself. But when Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) posted to X that he had
spoken to Trump about his decision to endorse Jordan rather than run, it
changed the entire trajectory of the race. National political reporter
Meridith McGraw talks Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza through the
situation.

Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza interviews National political reporter
Meridith McGraw.