House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., gaggled outside of the Capitol following House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan's, R-Ohio, failed first ballot for House speaker on Tuesday.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., railed against the GOP nominee for House speaker following a failed vote to fill the role Tuesday. Jeffries spoke to reporters outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C, following House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan's attempt to gather enough votes on the House floor to win the speakership.
, blasted Republicans on Twitter over the lack of a speaker of the House. 'Trump is in Court,' Swalwell wrote. 'Republicans have no Speaker.' 'This is always how it was going to end with these chaos agents in charge,' he continued. Jordan lost the first-round vote to be House speaker on Tuesday after 20 Republicans joined all Democrats to shoot down his candidacy. Seven Republicans voted for Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.
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