Hardline conservative Republican Jim Jordan’s quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ended on Friday (October 20) as his fellow Republicans revoked their support following a third, failed vote on the House floor, lawmakers said.
Jordan told reporters that he had been honored to be a candidate but that the his caucus had informed him that he should drop out of the race. Republicans voted 112-86 to revoke Jordan’s nomination in a closed-door meeting.
The secret-ballot vote means the chamber will be leaderless and unable to respond to President Joe Biden’s request for aid to Ukraine and Israel until next week at the earliest.
Support for Jordan’s candidacy faded over the course of the week. He received 194 votes in a third round of balloting on Friday, down from the 200 votes he received on Tuesday and well short of the majority he needed to claim the speaker’s gavel.
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