Round Two: The 🤡 Clown House 🤡 Votes for Speaker of the House

Since Gym Jordan, the insurrectionist from Ohio, failed to secure the votes to become the next Speaker of the House, the House will reconvene for Round 2 and maybe even more.

Pour yourself another cup of coffee…maybe spike it with something since we’re dealing with the 🤡 Clown House 🤡, and join News Views for a Live Discussion on the vote for a new Speaker of the 🤡 Clown House 🤡.

A Recap of Round 1’s Events:

Driving the news:  200 House Republicans voted for Jordan on the first ballot.

• But 20 Republicans voted against him, including votes for McCarthy, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Ind.) and House Rules Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.), among others.

• All Democrats voted for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).

• The 20 Republicans voting against Jordan matched the worst ballot for McCarthy during his speaker election in January.

Every single House Democrat voted for Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker. https://t.co/ZMa7P2jNu7

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 17, 2023

Hakeem Jeffries says that bipartisan talks on a coalition House have accelerated, and he added, "House Democrats want to be reasonable here. We respect elections….We're not election deniers." pic.twitter.com/UR9WmYPkgS

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) October 17, 2023

Round 2 is expected to begin at 12 p.m. EDST/8 a.m. PDST.