Republican Rep. Jim Jordan referred to as on his celebration to “rally around” Rep. Kevin McCarthy who didn’t obtain a majority of the vote for House speaker on the primary ballot.
Six GOP lawmakers voted for Jordan for House speaker, drawing some votes away from McCarthy.
Now, there’s a second spherical of voting – and Jordan is a candidate after he was nominated by Rep. Matt Gaetz.
The 19 complete Republicans who voted in opposition to McCarthy within the first ballot are contemplating all voting for Jordan on the second ballot, sources inform CNN.
“I think Kevin McCarthy is the right guy for us to lead us,” Jordan said, nominating McCarthy.
“I like his fight, I like his tenacity,” he added, saying, “We need to rally around him”
The Ohio lawmaker said the differences among Republicans “pale in comparison” to the differences the party has “between us and the left.”
“So we had better come together” and combat, he stated, naming a number of GOP agenda gadgets together with legislative priorities and oversight.
Members can vote for anybody, and they will protest by skipping the vote or voting “present.” If sufficient folks skip the vote or vote “present,” the variety of votes required for a majority can drop beneath 218.
CNN’s Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju contributed reporting to this put up.