Conservative lawmaker faces eviction 'because the landlord is mad' with his speaker vote
Although Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colorado) has a hard-right voting record, the GOP congressman is being attacked as a RINO (Republican in Name Only) by supporters of far-right Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for voting against him for House speaker. But the attacks on Buck, who formerly chaired the Colorado Republican Party, have gone beyond insults and name-calling.
Buck, according to The Hill's Nick Robertson, has been receiving death threats from Jordan supporters. His family has been threatened, and he has even been evicted from his office in Colorado because the landlord was upset over his "no" votes.
Interviewed by NBC News on October 19, the 64-year-old Buck revealed, "I've had four death threats."
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According to Buck, "I've been evicted from my office in Colorado. I have notice of an eviction because the landlord is mad with my voting record on the speaker issue. And everybody in the conference is getting this. Family members have been approached and threatened. All kinds of things are going on. There's going to be some tension."
Buck voted "no" on making Jordan speaker on October 17 and again on October 18. The conservative congressman didn't join Democrats in voting for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York), but he did vote for Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) both times.
Buck isn't the only Republican who has received violent threats from Jordan supporters after voting against making him speaker. Others have included Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska), Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-Georgia) .
Buck is calling for Jordan to withdraw from the race for speaker, but Jordan has vowed to stay in the race. On Friday morning, October 20, GOP and Democratic lawmakers gathered on the House floor for a third vote on Jordan.
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Buck told NBC News, "I think the best move is for Jim to withdraw at this point. I think he may need another vote to be convinced that he's not going to get there, which is fine. He was the nominee. The conference should give him that respect. But I think at some point, we need to move on and find the 217 votes for a plan.
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Read The Hill's full report at this link and watch NBC News' interview with Ken Buck here.
