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With voting underway, at least nine Republicans had cast ballots against his bid, likely leaving him short of the 217 votes he would need to win the job. More rounds of voting are expected if he does not prevail on the first vote.
If he prevails, the Ohio lawmaker who has spent years fighting with leaders of his own party could end up in a position that puts him second in line for the presidency.
Republicans who control the chamber nominated Jordan as a replacement for Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker by a small group of his fellow Republicans on Oct. 3.
“He is a patriot, an America First warrior who wins the toughest of fights,” Republican Representative Elise Stefanik said as she nominated Jordan for speaker on the House floor.
Sadly that wouldn’t be the worst Republican speaker we’ve had.
Hastert was a child rapist, not just an enabler.
Was Hastert also a literal NAZI?
Not that I know of. Is Jordan? I thought that was Scalise.
You’re kidding, right? He already participated in a fascist coup attempt. The Elise Stefanik quote at the top of this thread is praising how much of a NAZI he is (in case you didn’t know, “America First” has been a slogan used by American fascists since WWII).
I can’t keep up with all the awful shit every Republican is up to these days. I kind of stopped reading his rap sheet at pedophile enabler
That’s fair, although I do think it’s worth keeping up with the Republican NAZI count just to gauge how fast we’re speedrunning the Weimar Republic.