• Former President Donald J. Trump played a pivotal role behind the scenes in arranging a compromise among House Republicans to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives, lawmakers and a source familiar with the matter told Breitbart News.
• On the historic 15th ballot for the speakership Friday night, McCarthy finally sealed the deal and garnered the votes necessary for the position.
• “This doesn’t get done without the support and leadership of President Trump,” Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan said.

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