Meredith McGraw and Alex Isenstadt at Politico:
Just hours after Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) won the Republican Conference’s nomination to be House speaker on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to deride the congressman as “totally out-of-touch with Republican Voters” and a “Globalist RINO.” He then got on the phone with members to express his aversion for Emmer and his bid for speaker. By Tuesday afternoon Trump called one person close to him with the message, “He’s done. It’s over. I killed him.” Just minutes later, Emmer officially dropped out of the race.