Rep. Tom Emmer dropped his bid for speaker of the House of Representatives, just hours after he secured the nomination, with former President Donald Trump and dozens of Republican lawmakers expressing opposition to his candidacy.
  • btaf45@lemmy.world
    53·
    8 months ago

    [Emmer withdrew his name from the running after a contingent of Republicans made clear they would not back him on the House floor]

    They are already ignoring the pledge they signed to back the nominee. This makes it considerably more likely that Dems will be needed.

    • jonne
      101·
      8 months ago

      And there’s no way they’ll help.

        • jonne
          11·
          8 months ago

          Then hopefully they’ll say ‘vote for Jeffreys and we’ll get the government going, otherwise you own this’.