Republican New York Rep. George Santos appeared to tease throwing his hat into the ring for the position of speaker of the House on Tuesday.
Santos tweeted a poll asking, “Santos for Speaker?”
Santos for Speaker?
— Rep. George Santos (@RepSantosNY03) October 24, 2023
Twitter posts preceding the New York congressman’s poll showed Santos updating followers on the candidates for speaker either advancing or dropping out.
EMMER AND JOHNSON ARE THE ONLY CANDIDATES IN THE RACE:
Emmer 107
Johnson 56
Donalds 25 (dropped)
Hern 25 (dropped)
Other 4
Present 2— Rep. George Santos (@RepSantosNY03) October 24, 2023
The poll follows the failed bid of House Majority Whip Tom Emmer from Minnesota earlier in the day.
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana both faced defeats in their attempts to secure the speakership. (RELATED: Trump Says ‘Jesus Christ’ Is The Only One Who Can Get 217 Votes For Speaker)
Fellow New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik previously tweeted a long list of speaker candidates including Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida, Pete Sessions of Texas, and Gary Palmer of Alabama.
Today at noon was the deadline for announced candidates for Speaker.
Official Announced Candidates to the House Republican Conference include:
Jack Bergman (MI)
Byron Donalds (FL)
Tom Emmer (MN)
Kevin Hern (OK)
Mike Johnson (LA)
Dan Meuser (PA)
Gary Palmer (AL)
Austin Scott…— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) October 22, 2023
Santos’ statement has already garnered support from the organization Gays For Trump, which responded to the poll saying, “Absolutely” with a gif of drag queen Trixie Mattel. Gays For Trump’s Twitter profile still contains a header that endorses Donalds for speaker.
Absolutely. pic.twitter.com/oY7RtxPXc3
— Gays For Trump (@GaysForTrump24) October 24, 2023