If the hardline Trump ally becomes speaker, 'it’s not like putting a fox in the henhouse,' one prominent Dem said. 'It’s like blowing up the henhouse.'
If the hardline Trump ally becomes speaker, “it’s not like putting a fox in the henhouse,” one prominent Dem said. “It’s like blowing up the henhouse.”As House Republicans gear up for yet another chaotic fight to choose a leader, Democrats are preparing to make them pay for elevatingIt’s not clear whether Jordan has the votes to become speaker, but Democrats are still racing to villainize the Ohio Republican, who cofounded the hardline Freedom Caucus.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent a memo on Tuesday that directed lawmakers to highlight Jordan’s conservatism, declaring that “a Speaker Jordan means extremism and far-right priorities will govern the House of Representatives.”, chair of the House Democratic campaign arm. “There was no leadership. And people see that right now and expect better.
“We have the Israel situation. We have Ukraine. We have so many things that require us to pay attention. And instead, they are just showing how they’re continuing to wallow in their incompetence the specific single task of picking a speaker,” said Rep.Other Democrats are open about about how easy it will be to turn Jordan into a liability on the campaign trail., the chair of the centrist New Democrats.
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