Here are 9 reasons why Jim Jordan would be an 'absurd and dangerous choice' for House speaker
Only a day after House Republicans nominated him for speaker, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) ended his campaign for that position — thus giving another applicant, far-right House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a chance to apply.
Jordan, a very polarizing and divisive figure, is unlikely to receive any Democratic votes. But the nominee has a shot at being confirmed as speaker if all House Republicans vote for him.
In a listicle published by the conservative website The Bulwark on October 16, journalist Jill Lawrence lays out nine reasons why Jordan is an "absurd and dangerous choice" for speaker.
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At the top of Lawrence's list is the fact that Jordan "was a huge and helpful fan of then-President Trump's plot to stay in office after losing in 2020."
Lawrence goes on list eight other reasons, including: (2) "Six days after the mob attack on the Capitol…. Jordan railed against Democrats for impeaching Trump a second time," (3) former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) "rejected Jordan as a member of the House January 6th Committee," (4) "It's highly unlikely Jordan will suddenly turn into a statesman," and (5) "In late 2018, Jordan and other MAGA Republicans convinced Trump to hold out for border wall funding in a budget dispute with Democrats."
Lawrence's other reasons are: (6) Jordan's "weaponization of government subcommittee," (7) "with the federal government funded only through November 17, Jordan plans more highly partisan, likely illegal, and definitely expensive demands for the next round of negotiations," (8) an "immigration and border enforcement bill" that never became law, and (9) "Jordan keeps asking Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis to turn over materials in her massive, ongoing case against Trump and all who helped him scheme to overturn the 2020 election, and she keeps rebuffing him."
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Read Jill Lawrence's full listicle for The Bulwark at this link.
