One by one Rep. Jordan has been peeling off the detractors who view the Ohio Republican as too extreme.
With a push by allies of Donald Trump, far-right firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan appeared Monday to be shoring up support to become U.S. House speaker, winning over reluctant Republicans who have few options left two weeks after Kevin McCarthy's ouster.
The political climb has been steep for Jordan, a former outsider and a founding member of the right-flank Freedom Caucus who is now just votes away from a seat central to U.S power. House Republicans have watched their majority control of the chamber descend into chaos since McCarthy's sudden removal from the job Oct. 3. All House business has ground to a halt.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who engineered McCarthy's ouster by a handful of hardliners, publicly praised each lawmaker who has flipped to Jordan's column — and berated those who have not. Others also announced their support, including the House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers of Alabama. Picking up those two backers, Jordan said, was"really big."
"Jim Jordan is an insurrectionist who has no place being second in line to the presidency," said Michael Fanone, a former District of Columbia police officer who was wounded fighting the mob on Jan. 6."This is a very dark time for our democracy and should serve as a wakeup call to all Americans that we can never take our democracy for granted."
Tensions remained high among Republicans ahead of voting. Rank-and-file Republicans are exhausted by the internal party infighting with no other work being done in Congress.
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