Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., said Thursday night that he has 'no earthly idea' what comes next after Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., dropped out of the running for House speaker.
Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., said Thursday night that he has "no earthly idea" what comes next after Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., dropped out of the running for House speaker.
"I have no earthly idea. I'm a freshman caught up in this maelstrom," Alford told reporters. "We're a ship that doesn't have a rudder right now. And I'm thoroughly disappointed in the process. And I just pray to God that we find something." Alford's comments came a short time after Scalise, No. 2 in the House, withdrew when he couldn't secure the floor votes needed to secure the gavel despite winning the nomination over Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Wednesday.
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