Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told Newsmax on Friday he is uniquely positioned to become the next House speaker and unite a Republican conference fractured by the ouster of Kevin McCarthy earlier this week
Jordan, chair of the Judiciary Committee, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., are among the candidates to replace McCarthy, R-Calif., who was ousted Tuesday following nine months on the job after a motion to vacate vote sparked by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and seven other Republicans.
"I like the job I have. I didn't plan on running for speaker. But I think I'm the one individual uniquely positioned within the conference to bring the team together and go tell the American people why we're doing important work for them." Jordan said he doesn't see a problem with bringing Gaetz and the other seven rebellious Republicans back into the fold because the issue of removing McCarthy has been resolved.
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