Steve Scalise DOES NOT Currently Have the Floor Votes to Become the Next House Speaker – Here Are the GOP Members Who’ve Publicly Declared Opposition
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Speaker-designate Steve Scalise (R-LA) finds himself in a precarious position despite winning the internal GOP nomination for Speaker of the House.
After defeating House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) in a slim 113-99 closed-door victory, Scalise is now struggling to secure the floor votes needed to officially take the gavel.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, House Republicans held a closed vote on Wednesday to select a new nominee for Speaker of the House. This internal vote came in the wake of Kevin McCarthy’s removal from the Speaker’s chair, a move initiated by Rep. Matt Gaetz’s Motion to Vacate the Chair.
The internal vote to nominate Scalise as the GOP candidate for Speaker was far from a landslide.
