'He is a prop': Rep. CoriBush diminishes ByronDonalds speakership nod
Progressive firebrand Rep. Cori Bush derided colleague Rep. Byron Donalds's nomination for the speakership as"pathetic."
FWIW, @ByronDonalds is not a historic candidate for Speaker. He is a prop. Despite being Black, he supports a policy agenda intent on upholding and perpetuating white supremacy.— Cori Bush January 4, 2023 Donalds became the first House Republican to flip during the contentious standoff over the speaker's gavel that has paralyzed Congress. He voted in favor of McCarthy twice Tuesday and then backed Rep. Jim Jordan , bringing the total number of Republican defectors up to 20.
Donalds served as the Republican rebel alternative to McCarthy during three rounds of voting Wednesday.
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