Rep. Jim Jordan will try again for House speaker, but angry, frustrated Republicans predict the House could essentially stay closed for the foreseeable future.
to become House speaker, even as his Republican colleagues are explicitly warning the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no more threats or promises can win over their support.
The holdouts want "nothing" from Jordan, Gimenez said, adding that some of the lawmakers in the meeting simply called on Jordan to drop out of the race. Many view the Ohio congressman as too extreme for a central seat of U.S. power, second in line to the presidency. When Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, a chief architect of the ouster of the speaker two weeks ago, rose to speak, McCarthy told him it was not his turn.
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