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'Some people could be easier to work with': Biden laughs when asked about Jordan’s speaker run

David Badash
and
The New Civil Rights Movement
06 October 2023

President Joe Biden attempted to hold back a laugh during Friday afternoon’s press conference when asked how he felt about far-right U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan running to become Speaker of the House.

The White House has largely stayed out of House Republicans’ infighting that most recently led to a near-shutdown of the federal government and the ouster of now-former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

“Former President Trump endorsed Congressman Jim Jordan for House Speaker,” began a reporter at Biden’s news conference on the blockbuster jobs report. “Could you see yourself working with Congressman Jordan if he is the next Speaker, and do you have any concerns about who might fill that position?”

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Jordan is the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, and of the Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of Government, which he created. Jordan has been working to impeach President Biden for months. The Washington Post has called Jordan’s claims about Biden “dishonest.”

Letting out a chuckle, Biden replied: “Look. Whomever the House Speaker is I’m going to try to work with. They control half the Congress.”

“Some people, I imagine, could be easier to work with than others, but whomever the Speaker is I’ll try to work with.”

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