Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has thrown his support behind Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan for House speaker after Rep. Austin Scott announced his candidacy.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is backing Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, for his replacement behind the gavel. McCarthy's endorsement of Jordan comes after Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., announced his candidacy for the speakership. 'I'm going to support Jim Jordan,' McCarthy told reporters on Friday.
As for the matchup between Scott and Jordan, McCarthy said he thinks the Ohio Republican has 'got the votes.' 'But we'll see… I think everybody has the right to run,' McCarthy said. 'I think Jim's better prepared in the process to be speaker.' Scott, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, announced his candidacy for the lower chamber's speaker's gavel on Friday.
When I woke up this morning, I had no intention of doing this,' Scott said. 'It took me a long time to even get to my wife to tell her, ‘Call our friends, be in prayer, because we haven’t done any preparation or any whipping or anything for this.' 'But I believe if we as Republicans are going to be the majority, we have to do the right things the right way,' Scott said. 'And we're not doing that right now.
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