The majority whip is battling a whisper campaign questioning his past support for the ex-president.
Emmer world is pushing back hard on the whisper campaign against him, and his allies have a retort for every charge . | Francis Chung/POLITICOAs House Republicans sort through a field of short-timers and back-benchers to pick their next speaker, Majority Whip Tom Emmer stands out.
To be sure, Emmer has shown a willingness to buck Trump when other top Republicans wouldn’t. He was one of the few senior GOP leaders, for instance, who voted to accept the electoral votes that clinched President Joe Biden’s victory. They point to Rep. Jim Banks , who narrowly lost the contentious whip race last year even after many MAGA world figures weighed in against Emmer. And to allies of Conference Chair Elise Stefanik , whose orbit has also clashed with Emmer’s, dating back to when the two
Emmer’s allies also note that Emmer not only invited Trump to fundraisers but invited the former president’s inner circle — including Stephen Miller, Susie Wiles, Brian Jack and Chad Wolf — as guests during their regular Sunday night calls with candidates.True, but neither have other senior GOP leaders, including former Speaker Kevin McCarthy or Majority Leader Steve Scalise — who have all tried to stay inside political Switzerland as the presidential race swirls around them.
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