Poll: Most GOP voters want next House speaker to be loyal to Trump, support Biden impeachment probe

A majority of GOP voters want the next House speaker to be loyal to former President Trump and support the House impeachment inquiry into President Biden and his son Hunter, according to the results of a CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio are running for House speaker.

The poll covered the Oct. 4-6 timeframe and surveyed 2,155 Americans.

In the poll, 59% of Republican voters said the next House speaker should be loyal to Trump and 72% said the speaker should support the Biden impeachment probe. In addition, 58% said the next speaker should be open to compromising with Democrats.

In September, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden over his potential involvement in his family's foreign business deals. The first hearing was held at the end of the month. McCarthy was later removed as speaker after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced a motion to vacate the chair that passed.