Kevin McCarthy lost the third vote for House Speaker on Tuesday.
The winning Republican can only afford to lose four votes! He must reach 218 votes to win the Speakership.
McCarthy already lost 13… and it’s not even halfway over.
Republican ‘rebels’ have coalesced around Jim Jordan.
And GAETZ, who initially voted for Biggs for speaker, now nominates JORDAN.
Confirms what @AnnieGrayerCNN @mkraju & me first reported about the McCarthy opposition coalescing around Jordan on the 2nd ballot.
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) January 3, 2023
Jim Jordan picked up 20 votes.
Here is the live feed from CSPAN.
LIVE –> Opening Day of 118th Congress – House of Representatives – LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/s22yfzPyZs https://t.co/9399jTRCmk
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 3, 2023
UPDATE: House adjourned until noon tomorrow.
"A speaker has not been elected…The House stands adjourned until noon tomorrow." #118thCongress pic.twitter.com/DN6VPOg2Od
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 3, 2023
Story cited here.
