Kevin McCarthy got booted, Steve Scalise dropped out, and Jim Jordan just doesn't have the votes. Republicans need to get their House in order—and fast.
Now, they’re all pissed at each other—and uncertain of where to go from here, all amid international crisis and the still-looming threat of a shutdown. “There is some deep distrust,” Republican Mark Alford told the New York Times of the disordered conference. “There’s some communication problems.” “Some things,” he added, “are jacked up.” That’s putting it mildly. Scalise was nominated earlier this week, which should have theoretically put him on track to assume the gavel.
” But two GOP lawmakers recounted the interaction differently. “America wants me!” Jordan told Scalise, according to one Republican. “I will nominate and vote for you in the first round and if you don’t win, you have to support me in second round,” he said, according to another, who said Jordan’s comments amounted to an “extortion” attempt. “He’s a fucking snake and disgraceful,” the second GOP lawmaker told Axios. “There’s zero chance Jim Jordan is speaker after the last 30 hours.
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