{"id":2055266,"date":"2023-10-04T13:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T17:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-big-name-republican-declares-his-candidacy-for-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T13:18:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T17:18:54","slug":"wow-big-name-republican-declares-his-candidacy-for-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-big-name-republican-declares-his-candidacy-for-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican heavyweight announces bid for Speaker position."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwow-big-name-republican-declares-his-candidacy-for-speaker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2055266&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>&#8216;WOW&#8217;: Big Name Republican Declares \u200dHis Candidacy for Speaker<\/h2>\n<p>Republican Rep. \u200bJim Jordan of Ohio has officially thrown\u2064 his hat \u200binto the ring in the race to replace ousted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>The California Republican became the first speaker to \u2063be voted out of the position in the history of the House on Tuesday following a\u2062 216-210 vote \u2062that saw\u200c eight Republicans join Democrats in voting to unseat McCarthy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Interim Speaker Patrick McHenry agressively \u2064slams the gavel as he and 200+ other Republicans\u2064 fume \u2062over Kevin McCarthy\u2019s \u200cousting.<\/p>\n<p>Where was this anger as millions of migrants poured over the southern border?<\/p>\n<p>Where was this anger as US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-6-trillion-in-covid-relief-the-government-could-have-given-every-taxpayer-41000\/\" title=\"With  Trillion In COVID Relief, The Government Could Have Given Every Taxpayer ,000\">debt rises<\/a> over $33T?<\/p>\n<p>Where was this anger\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ewW2nvroZN\">pic.twitter.com\/ewW2nvroZN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1709353769824362829?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McCarthy has\u2064 said he will not run again for the position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u200b will not run for speaker again.\u200d I\u2019ll have the [Republican] \u200b conference pick somebody else,\u201d McCarthy told\u2064 reporters after he was unseated, NBC News reported.<\/p>\n<p>He was only House Speaker for nine months, receiving the gavel in January following a marathon of 15\u2064 rounds of voting.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida was among a\u2064 handful of McCarthy\u2019s GOP colleagues who opposed his\u2062 bid for the \u200cspeakership.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz led the successful effort on Tuesday to oust McCarthy after accusing him of betraying the conservative agenda to placate Democrats in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry\u2062 of\u2062 North Carolina is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-paulson-its-time-for-mccarthy-and-donalds-to-actually-lead\/\" title=\"Terry Paulson: It's Time McCarthy and Donalds To Actually Lead\">interim speaker<\/a> until a permanent replacement for McCarthy is agreed upon.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday evening, Politico reported Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee \u200cchairman, was entertaining a bid to become speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of\u200c Kentucky shared the article on social media, saying Jordan would\u200d be his first choice to become McCarthy\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My first choice if he will run:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J45HbBnIle\">https:\/\/t.co\/J45HbBnIle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1709391972375450077?\">October 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaetz concurred in \u2064a response\u2062 to Massie\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My mentor Jim Jordan would be great! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hS3RPgDoN1\">https:\/\/t.co\/hS3RPgDoN1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1709399306333986874?\">October 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Scott\u200c Wong \u200dof NBC News, Jordan\u2063 told reporters on\u2064 Wednesday\u200b morning he \u2063is running.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WOW, Judiciary Chairman\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a>, R-Ohio, top Trump ally &#038; founding Chairman of \u200dHouse Freedom Caucus, tells \u200dreporters \u201cYES\u201d he\u2019s running for Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>per colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyleAlexStewart?\">@KyleAlexStewart<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottwongDC\/status\/1709575992132452511?\">October 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Politico confirmed the report while also \u200cnoting Republican Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana is also considering a\u2062 run.<\/p>\n<p>Fox \u200cNews host Sean Hannity reported on Tuesday night that former President Donald Trump is open to becoming House \u200cSpeaker \u2063after a number of\u200c Republicans vowed to nominate him for the job.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I walked into\u2064 the office one morning and noticed something \u2064strange. Half of The Western \u200bJournal\u2019s readership was missing.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It had finally happened. Facebook had flipped THE switch.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe it was because we wrote \u200dabout ivermectin. Or election integrity. Or the Jan. 6 detainees. 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We operate on a shoestring compared to other\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-big-name-republican-declares-his-candidacy-for-speaker\/\" title=\"Republican heavyweight announces bid for Speaker position.\">news media \u200bcompanies<\/a>, so I can personally promise that not a penny of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  will\u2062 be wasted.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We will use\u2063 every single cent to fight against\u200d the lies and corruption in high places. <\/span><b>And\u2062 as long as we have <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>your help<\/b><\/a><b>, we will never give\u2062 up.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Manning<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wow-big-name-republican-declares-candidacy-speaker\/\">&#8216;WOW&#8217;: Big Name Republican Declares His Candidacy\u200d for Speaker<\/a> appeared \u2062first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Who else is\u200b rumored\u2063 to be considering a run \u200bfor\u200d the \u2063speakership\u200c among Republican \u2064representatives<\/h2>\n<p><span>  WOW: Big\u2063 Name Republican Declares His Candidacy for Speaker<\/p>\n<p>Republican Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio has officially announced his candidacy for the position\u2062 of Speaker of the House, following the\u2064 ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.\u2064 McCarthy \u200cbecame the first speaker in the\u200b history \u2063of the House to \u2062be \u2064voted \u200bout \u200dof \u2062the position, with a 216-210 vote that saw eight Republicans joining\u200c Democrats in voting\u2064 to unseat \u2064him. Interim Speaker Patrick McHenry expressed his anger over McCarthy&#8217;s removal, questioning\u2063 where this\u2064 anger was when issues such as \u2062the influx \u2064of migrants and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pointing-to-national-debt-ratings-agency-issues-negative-outlook-for-us-aaa-creditworthiness\/\" title=\"Pointing To National Debt, Ratings Agency Issues \u2018Negative Outlook\u2019 For US \u2018AAA\u2019 Creditworthiness\">rising national debt<\/a> were\u2064 prominent.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy\u200c has stated that he will not run for the position again. During his \u200bnine months as House Speaker, McCarthy received the \u200cgavel in January after a marathon of\u200c 15 rounds of voting. Republican Representative Matt Gaetz\u2063 of Florida, along with a few other GOP colleagues,\u200d opposed McCarthy&#8217;s bid for the speakership.\u200c Gaetz accused McCarthy of betraying the conservative agenda to appease House Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In the interim, Republican Representative \u2064Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is serving as the temporary\u200d speaker until a\u200d permanent replacement for McCarthy \u2064is \u200bdetermined. On Tuesday \u2062evening,\u200b Politico reported that Jordan, the House\u200b Judiciary Committee\u2062 chairman, was considering a bid for the speakership. Republican Representative Thomas \u200cMassie of Kentucky expressed \u2062his \u2062support for Jordan, stating that he would\u200c be\u200d his\u2062 first \u2062choice as McCarthy&#8217;s replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz also supported Jordan&#8217;s potential\u200c candidacy in response to Massie&#8217;s post. Scott\u2062 Wong\u2062 of NBC News confirmed on Wednesday \u2064morning that Jordan is \u2062indeed running for Speaker. Meanwhile, Politico suggested that Republican Representative Steve \u2063Scalise\u200b of\u200c Louisiana is also considering\u200b a run.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News host Sean\u2062 Hannity reported on\u2064 Tuesday night that former President Donald Trump is open to becoming House Speaker. Several Republicans have pledged to nominate him \u2063for the position. <\/p>\n<p>While these developments shake \u2063up the\u2063 Republican Party and set the stage for a \u200bpotentially contentious race for the \u2062speakership, it remains to be seen who will ultimately take on the \u2062role. \u200bThe outcome of this race will have significant implications for the future direction and leadership of the GOP \u200cwithin the \u200dHouse of Representatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio Republican Rep. 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