Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan reportedly called it off amid growing anger from GOP colleagues that the Fox News event will make the speaker’s race into a “circus.”
have decided to call off the televised Fox News event featuring GOP candidates vying for the House Speaker’s gavel,In a press release, however, the network insisted that Baier will instead “present an exclusive joint interview” that will air on his programfrom the Capitol on Monday night. A Fox News spokesperson further stressed to The Daily Beast that the sit-down was not a debate.
The participants were originally supposed to be Scalise, Jordan, and Republican Study Committee Chair Kevin Hern. While Jordan and Scalise have announced their candidacy, Hern hasn’t officially tossed his hat in the ring to replacethat several House GOP members were incensed over the decision to make the speaker’s race into a made-for-Fox televised debate, noting that “several of them have already communicated those frustrations to the speaker candidates.
“Rep. Jim Jordan now wants to meet w/ conference before Fox debate, so either debate gets pushed OR forum gets moved up,” Zanona. “‘Mr. Jordan is always happy to share his plan for the country, but he believes it is crucial to meet with the GOP conference before the event,’ a spox tells me.”attend—before moving to a closed-door vote Wednesday. It is undetermined when the fight for the speakership will hit the House floor.
Fox News did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the “joint interview” was still scheduled for Monday.
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