Members are leaving for the weekend.
… We are in a very bad position as a party.
They then selected Jordan, the runner-up to Scalise, but he also was unable to win.
Jim Jordan at a press conference on Friday morning.Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images
According to Punchbowl News, 112 said he should not and 86 voted that he should.
At a press conference today, Jordan declined to back away from claims that the election was stolen.
The vote was 210 votes for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and 194 for Jordan.
A majority of 215 votes was needed to become speaker.
The formerHouse Speakersaid that Republicans plan to conference this afternoon.
We are in a very bad place right now, yes, McCarthy told another reporter.
Gaetz led the effort to get rid of McCarthy.
Theres been multiple rounds for speaker before, he said.
With 427 members present for the third vote, Jordan needs 214 votes to win the speakership.
One member blocked another on X/Twitter.
