3 House Republican, dropped his bid only hours after securing the nomination.
A social conservative, Mr. Johnson is a lawyer and the former chairman of the Republican Study Committee.
This conference that you see, this House Republican majority, is united.
Some on the right opposed to Mr. Emmer cited his vote in favor of codifying federal protections for same-sex couples.
Mr. Emmer had attempted to mollify Mr. Trump by calling him over the weekend and praising him, according to the former president.
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