“I hope you don’t take this personally,” Tapper said, “but do you guys have any idea how clownish you look?”“Hopefully we’ll get past this,” Turner said, comparing Congress to high school. He said he hoped that “those on the fringes hopefully coming together” so Republicans can unify behind a speaker. Representatives cast their votes for House Speaker in the House chamber in Washington, D.C., the ... [+] United States, on Oct. 20, 2023. Right-wing Republican Jim Jordan, chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, lost the third vote in his bid for the U.S. House speaker on Friday, as Republican opposition grows amid continuing chaos. “I’ve heard it said in our conference that Jesus can’t get to 217,” said Rep. Thomas Massie.

Source: CNN October 23, 2023 03:58 UTC