The Louisiana Republican announced on Wednesday morning on an all-staff call that he will not run for House minority leader for the new Congress next year, following Tuesday’s historical Democratic landslide takeover of the House of Representatives.
It’s not clear yet if Johnson has anointed a successor to lead the Republican caucus. Representative Jim Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has already thrown his hat into the ring and announced he’s running for House minority leader. According to Punchbowl News, Jordan’s pitch will be that new blood is needed and that he specializes in investigations.
The current number two Republican in the House, Representative Steve Scalise, also announced that he is running for caucus leader.
This guy?
The guy who’s parents probably dressed him like an old man with a briefcase from the age of 5?
The guy who looks like he went to boarding school as a kid, soil himself regularly and noone liked him there because he would tell on everyone?
The same guy who was most likely never invited, even out of sympathy, to any parties in University because he still dressed like an old man with a briefcase, never got laid because of his Oedipal complex, and would rat his entire alumni out for a pat on the head from the professors?
That guy?
Colour me absolutely fucking unsurprised. He made less effort to hide his wretched being than Grima Wormtongue.
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Whomever leads Republicans in the House will be a sleazy little shit who lives to suck Trump’s stinking little toadstool.
well that narrowed it down…
Jordan’s pitch will be that new blood is needed and that he specializes in investigations
Yeah, of his own belly button.
Handjob Jim “investigated” the boners of young wrestlers.
Damn. People voted so hard they bullied this loser into quitting lol. Don’t stop now! Demand Democrats actually improve people’s lives.
In order to do that we need to replace the house and senate leadership.
I really really really hate this snake and hope he will be prosecuted for his deeds.
Yeah, you better run! ✊😡
Mr Spineless slithers off like the spineless blob he is hoping no one notices
He’s going to have a lot of time on his hands now and will depend on his son to heavily monitor his porn intake.
jordan is a creep and criminal too
It’s going to be Scalisce. The donors won’t touch Jordon. Aside from being a degenerate, he’s also a moron and a bad hang.
Scalise has been cruising on the “I got shot” thing for a while now.
I guess when your party is feckless and vapid, you hold onto any “story” you can get.
But I’m convinced that him getting shot was the best thing to ever happen to his career as a Republican politician.
Yep. Even among Rs the leader has to be able to work with all, and Gym Jordan does NOT have that ability. Last time he was in the running for leadership, in multiple rounds of voting he only ever lost votes, never gained.
On the other hand, I can’t even count the number of times Scalise has almost been Republican leader and then lost to someone else. I mean almost every single Congress for the last dozen years, and specifically against Keven McCarthy more than once. Scalise has also been whip at least once, which is a help, and they all seem to like him.
So yeah, Scalise was my first thought as well. But all those other times he was actively campaigning for leadership, and there is the possibility he may not want it now, in which case it’s anybody’s guess.
But it won’t be Jordan, any more than it would ever be Ted Cruz: they just don’t like him that much, and he’s a bully. Republicans like bullies in general; they just don’t like being bullied.
I also think it’s telling that in 2023, the one time Jordan actually got close to being Speaker for a hot second because they just couldn’t pick one after multiple rounds of voting, they finally removed Jordan from the race for Speaker by secret ballot.
I think you’re right. It’s possible but HIGHLY unlikely that the minority leader will be Jordan, IMO.
Gym Jordan sexually assaulted children.
Of course he did! It’s a qualification for any Republican Leadership position.
Yes, and Importantly, covered it up for years. Which is exactly what the Republicans want right now. The Dem leadership is definitely going to use their powers to investigate all the shit the Republicans have been covering up, including that. Actually going after the pedophiles the Republicans have been hyping their base up about for the last decade or so is a good way to maintain some support from voters that crossed over this election. The Dems don’t have an issue cleaning their own house, even when it isn’t really warranted like Al Franken, so it’s not really a threat for them.
And exposing the pedophile members of Congress is a good way to start cleaning house. Congress can expel members, and while generally uncommon other than the Confederates expelled in 1861/1862, in the House, James Traficant was expelled in 2002 and George Santos was expelled in 2023. In the Senate, John Ensign was going to be expelled in 2011 but he chose to resign before that happened. It’s uncommon, but isn’t some long lost capability no one knows about anymore.
Yeah, that’s why they chose him
Gym fucking Jordan? Are you fucking kidding me? How is he thinking this is the moment for pedophile protectors to take the reins? JFC
For them, protecting pedophiles right now, is a requirement…not an option. Democrats are going to be investigating everyone, so they need someone in charge with experience at covering shit up.
Democrats are going to be investigating everyone,
One can only hope, but it’s still to be seen.
Jeffries seemed to indicate it’s not a priority
Yeah my hope is that Jeffries and Schumer are votes out of leadership. Otherwise it’s gonna be status quo bullshit all over again.
The pedo cover-up guy wants to do it? What you going to do r’s.
Jim Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has already thrown his hat into the ring and announced he’s running for House minority leader.
They’ll pick him. Because that’s exactly what they need. They need someone to help cover up everything from the Dem investigations.
Am I the only person who saw this sentence?
According to Punchbowl News, Jordan’s pitch will be that new blood is needed and that he specializes in investigations.
After reading that, I thought Punchbowl News must be a top-tier satire publication, but apparently, Jim Jordan seriously said that he, a person whose biggest claim to fame is that he refused to investigate repeated claims of SA on college students for unknown years, “specializes in investigations” and that they need “new blood”.
Is he so dense that he could say something like that without realizing what it means? Or is he secretly reminding people what he’s done, in an effort to taunt his victims, like serial killers have done in the past?
He means that he specializes in stymieing and slow walking investigations, which is exactly what the Republicans need right now
I’m surprised he’s aware that they lost the majority. Normally it takes forever for him to hear news.
This has been such a satisfying news day. It’s been too long.
It’s like getting laid after a long period of just getting fucked.
