The Ohio Congressman can only lose four GOP votes if he wants the Speaker job.
As the private meeting turned into a venting session of angry Republicans, he acknowledged: “We’ve got a few more people to talk to, listen to.”to a center-seat of U.S. power and showing just how far the hard-right flank has moved into the GOP mainstream.. At least a handful of holdout Republicans are refusing to give Jordan their votes, viewing the Ohio Republican as too extreme for the powerful position of House speaker, second in line to the presidency.
The political climb has been steep for Jordan, the combative Judiciary Committee chairman and a founding member of the right-flank Freedom Caucus. Upset that a small band of hardliners have upended the House, Republicans have watched their majority control of the chamber descend into chaos since McCarthy's sudden removal from the job. All House business has ground to a halt.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who engineered McCarthy's ouster by a handful of hardliners, publicly praised each lawmaker who has flipped to Jordan's column — and berated those who have not. Still, it could take multiple rounds during House floor voting not unlike in January when it took McCarthy 15 ballots to win the gavel. With the House Republican majority narrowly held at 221-212, he can only afford to lose a few votes to reach the 217 majority threshold, if there are no absences.
Jordan, who was personally visiting some lawmakers' offices Monday, has staunchly defended Trump as the former president faces four separate indictments, including allegations of election fraud in the runup to the Capitol attack.
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