Steve Scalise withdraws from House speaker race, citing the needs of the country.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise Withdraws Bid for House Speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) made a surprising announcement at a closed-door House Republican conference meeting. He revealed that he is withdrawing his bid to become the House speaker. This decision comes after Scalise failed to gather enough support in the House GOP conference to be elected in a House floor vote, despite winning the conference’s nomination just a day before.
With Scalise stepping down, the race to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is expected to become more competitive, with several House Republicans likely to join the race.
Scalise Puts Country First
During the conference meeting, Scalise emphasized the need for unity within the party. He stated, “Our conference still has to come together, and it’s not there. There are still some people that have their own agendas. And it was very clear we have to have everybody put their agendas on the side and focus on what this country needs. I withdraw my name.”
Scalise’s decision to withdraw follows a lengthy conference meeting earlier in the week, which failed to sway hesitant members of the conference to support him for the speakership. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) has called on House Republicans to rally behind Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who narrowly lost to Scalise in the conference vote, believing that Jordan can secure the necessary 217 votes on the House floor.
Scalise’s withdrawal from the speaker’s race comes more than a week after McCarthy was removed from the speakership in a historic vote. This vote saw eight Republicans join Democrats in ousting the California Republican.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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