Rep. Byron Donalds (R‑FL), who has entered the race to be the next speaker of the House, said Sunday he doubts the prolonged fight over the position will damage his party in the 2024 general election.
“I don’t think it’s going to damage the presidential election,” Donalds told Fox & Friends co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy, who questioned whether the prolonged battle over who will assume former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s post would damage the party’s prospects in the November presidential election next year.
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Rep. Byron Donalds (R‑FL) arrives at the Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Washington.
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