Meet The GOP Speaker Frontrunners—Emmer, Hern, Donalds And Scott—After Jordan Exits Race
The post Meet The GOP Speaker Frontrunners—Emmer, Hern, Donalds And Scott—After Jordan Exits Race appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Nearly a dozen House Republicans tossed their hat in the ring for the speakership after the GOP’s abrupt removal of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as the party’s nominee, setting up a high-stakes battle for House speaker following a tumultuous three weeks of Republican infighting that has brought Congress to a halt. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) is among the GOP hopefuls speculated to launch a speaker … [+] bid, following Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster. Getty Images Key Facts House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.): Emmer, a close ally of ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and a likely frontrunner in the speaker race, announced Saturday he will seek the GOP’s nomination for speaker, though the Minnesota Republican reportedly faces criticism from the far-right wing of the party, including from former President Donald Trump, who has been making calls in opposition to an Emmer speakership. Many had speculated that Emmer, a moderate Republican who was first elected to the House in 2015, would run to replace McCarthy earlier this month, though he declined. Emmer has also broken with the far-right wing of the Republican party in recent years, serving as a contrast to Jordan: following the January 6 Capitol insurrection, Emmer issued a statement calling the riots an “unacceptable display of violence that runs counter to everything we stand for as a country,” and unlike Jordan, Emmer did not vote in favor of overturning former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.): Donalds, a second-term representative and member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus who picked up two speaker votes on Friday and gained traction as an alternative to McCarthy in January, announced his bid Friday afternoon. Donalds is a relative political newcomer who was elected to the House in 2020 following four years as…
The post Meet The GOP Speaker Frontrunners—Emmer, Hern, Donalds And Scott—After Jordan Exits Race appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Topline Nearly a dozen House Republicans tossed their hat in the ring for the speakership after the GOP’s abrupt removal of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as the party’s nominee, setting up a high-stakes battle for House speaker following a tumultuous three weeks of Republican infighting that has brought Congress to a halt. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) is among the GOP hopefuls speculated to launch a speaker … [+] bid, following Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster. Getty Images Key Facts House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.): Emmer, a close ally of ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and a likely frontrunner in the speaker race, announced Saturday he will seek the GOP’s nomination for speaker, though the Minnesota Republican reportedly faces criticism from the far-right wing of the party, including from former President Donald Trump, who has been making calls in opposition to an Emmer speakership. Many had speculated that Emmer, a moderate Republican who was first elected to the House in 2015, would run to replace McCarthy earlier this month, though he declined. Emmer has also broken with the far-right wing of the Republican party in recent years, serving as a contrast to Jordan: following the January 6 Capitol insurrection, Emmer issued a statement calling the riots an “unacceptable display of violence that runs counter to everything we stand for as a country,” and unlike Jordan, Emmer did not vote in favor of overturning former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.): Donalds, a second-term representative and member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus who picked up two speaker votes on Friday and gained traction as an alternative to McCarthy in January, announced his bid Friday afternoon. Donalds is a relative political newcomer who was elected to the House in 2020 following four years as…
What's Your Reaction?
