House Republicans vote to remove Jim Jordan as speaker nominee

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker

Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel.

Republican Reps Furious That Jordan Got 'Knifed' in Speaker Vote: 'This is Not Over'

Well, after this week, a conservative certainly can’t say that the establishment of the party that’s supposed to represent their interests in American politics — the Republican Party — won’t go out of their way to make sure they can’t be trusted by the base. As if Kevin McCarthy’s performance as House speaker wasn’t middling enough, there was the chorus of RINOs braying that Republicans voting to take the gavel away from him left the lower chamb…

GOP Chaos: Is Jim Jordan’s Run for Speaker of the House RIP?

Unfortunately, the third time wasn’t a charm for Rep. Jim Jordan, as he failed to garner enough votes in the House to earn him the speaker’s gavel this week.  The post GOP Chaos: Is Jim Jordan’s Run for Speaker of the House RIP? appeared first on 19FortyFive.

House speaker race starts all over again after Republicans drop Jim Jordan

Some names for new candidates – ranging from established House leaders to little-known representatives – began to emerge almost immediately after Jordan, R-Ohio, lost a third straight floor vote Friday.

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

WASHINGTON — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel.

Republicans drop Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, stumble back to square one

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel.