Can you imagine if the Dems nominate AOC as Speaker? Of course they would vote Jeffries when the balloting comes around.
I rise to say: “wow!”.
I like Rosendale even more now.
Reports that Trump called Biggs and Gaetz during all this, trying to get them to support McCarthy.
No, on motions it’s routine after a vote that the Clerk asks “Is there anyone in the chamber who needs to vote or change their vote” or something to that effect.
CNN is now reporting Gaetz caved because he got a call from Trump telling him to change his vote.
Okay.
So now Trump will be able to take credit for McCarthy’s Speakership.
Great. Just friggin’ great.
You don’t suppose McCarthy might not help Trump in return, do you?
Biggs votes Present. So that will finally do it. What a shit show from the Grand Old Party.
Biggs said present.
Biggs now Present. Also Boebert
I think this is finally it.
I thought the last one was it … still could be a jump scare!
Three Presents. That lowers the threshold to 216
Assuming they don’t change on the second call.
Did ABC just say that members-elect are being allowed to vote? I thought the whole point of doing the Speaker vote before the searing-in was so that the “old” crew could choose the new Speaker??
No. It’s the new members/
Nah, this really is it. They will all vote Present (except maybe Good, but probably even him). And maybe Gaetz will vote McCarthy, but only if he really does think that’s the only way to repair whatever damage his stunt caused.
I have no idea why this couldn’t have all happened in the previous ballot, unless maybe the shocking nature of the literal fight on the House floor and the realization of what a terrible news story that would be to have hanging around all weekend smacked some sense into the holdouts.
Trump can only take credit if Gaetz flips to pro-McCarthy. If the other members changing to “Present” votes does it, then he can’t.
I mean, he will anyway, but that was always a given.
Doubtful. They want to destroy the government.