Trump auditions for unlikely role: GOP peacemaker

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Former President Donald Trump is set to receive the Republican nomination for the third time, but he may be assuming a new role he has never played before: peacekeeper in his own party.

As the House voted overwhelmingly to table a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Trump issued a statement praising both the chamber’s top Republican and the GOP lawmaker who led the charge to topple him.

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