Scalise ends bid for speaker: report

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) terminated his run for speakership Thursday evening, one day after Republicans nominated the Louisiana lawmaker to replace U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, The Hill reports.

Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reports, "Republicans in the [meeting] room said Scalise repeatedly wouldn't tell members what his plans were, including whether he would seek a floor vote. Just rambled and didn't directly answer questions. No plan. Didn’t unify or inspire the conference."

Per The Hill, "Scalise narrowly prevailed in a secret ballot internal GOP election on Wednesday, but it was clear almost immediately that he would struggle to get the 217 votes needed on the House floor."

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According to the report, Scalise said Thursday, "It's been quite a journey. And there's still a long way to go. I just share with my colleagues that I'm withdrawing my name as a candidate for the speaker designee. This country is counting on us to come back together. This House of Representatives needs a Speaker and we need to open up the house again. But clearly, not everybody is there. And there’s still schisms that have to get resolved."

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The Hill's full report is available at this link.