When asked about the potential of congressional leadership from Cheney, Rice immediately said: 'I think she'd be a great Speaker.' Rice also said that he could potentially support Trump again 'if he came out and said, 'I'm sorry that I made a huge mistake on January 6.' 'I'm not going to answer that one right now,' Rice responded with a smirk. 'If Republicans win back the House do you think McCarthy should be Speaker?' Karl asked Rice in the pre-recorded interview. South Carolina Congressman Tom Rice told ABC News' Jonathan Karl in an interview that aired Sunday morning that he thinks Wyoming GOP Representative Liz Cheney would make a 'great Speaker', even though she will almost assuredly lose her primary in August. One of the ten Republican representatives who voted to impeach Donald Trump after the January 6 Capitol attack wouldn't commit to supporting Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to become speaker if the GOP retakes the House in the 2022 midterms. Also said he would consider supporting Trump again if he apologized for the riotīy Katelyn Caralle, U.S.Rice said Cheney would make a 'great' speaker because she is a 'real Republican'.Two Republicans – Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger – are both on the panel and are among those GOP lawmakers who voted for impeachment.Comments come as the Democrat-led select committee probing the attack is set to hold prime time hearings.He was one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach the then-president.Rice claimed his support of Trump's impeachment after the January 6 Capitol attack was the 'conservative vote'.Representative Tom Rice wouldn't say Sunday if he would support Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy becoming speaker if the GOP retook a House majority.Republican congressman who voted to impeach Trump won't say if he'll support McCarthy as Speaker if GOP wins back a House majority and says he would considering backing the ex-president again if he apologized for January 6
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