Republican Jim Jordan's bid for speaker falling short in US House
Republican Jim Jordan's bid for speaker falling short in US House
Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan appeared to be falling short in his bid to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, one of the most powerful posts in Washington, as voting continued on Tuesday.
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.
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He is a patriot
How does anyone say that with a straight face? What a terrible joke.
But they'll probably get him in the chair after enough rounds of voting. I'd never put my money on the strength of character of house Republicans.
You didn’t know? Only the most patriotic Americans would support the violent overthrow of a democratically elected government.
Clearly.
(That's only true when they succeed, of course.)
America First is a literal Nazi slogan.
It's Elise Stefanik saying that, she's a Trump humping opportunist, she couldn't give AF if Jordan had raped wrestlers at Ohio State himself, she would still use doublespeak to prop Jordan up as something he's absolutely not.
These fucking people don't know what a patriot is and don't care at all about anything that doesn't affect them.
You gotta keep going with the quote:
He is a patriot, an America First warrior
Fascist Representative Elise Stafanik was specifically praising Jim Jordan's NAZI bona-fides.
He was literally one of the central people in the coup attempt
Jim Jordan is a joke of a man.
He is a patrioTraitor
Cosplatriot.
The word is now a dog whistle. Patriot means fascist-loving, liberal-hating, bootlicking asshole.
Stefanik is a quack qtard