After weeks of trying to find a new speaker for the House of Representatives, American Republicans have agreed to nominate Tom Emmer as their candidate for the House of Representatives.
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But the candidacy of this elected representative from Minnesota, the voice of the party establishment, already seems doomed.
The third-largest Republican in the House of Representatives, whose talent for fundraising is recognized, emerged victorious against eight other candidates in a series of internal votes.
Unfortunately, more than twenty elected representatives from his own camp have already indicated that they would not support him in the vote in the plenary session, even though the Republicans only have a very narrow majority in the House of Representatives.
In fact, Donald Trump’s allies are against him because he is one of the two men among the nine candidates who voted to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. They therefore consider Tom Emmer to be deficient compared to the ex-president. President.
Internal struggles
There is a lot at stake in the search for a new “spokesperson.” Without it it is impossible to vote on a bill; And since there is no vote on the budget, there is a real risk that the federal administration will be paralyzed in mid-November.
Without a speaker, the House is also unable to act on President Joe Biden’s request to send emergency aid to Israel and Ukraine.
Nearly three weeks after the impeachment of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republican infighting continues to come to light.
“It’s probably one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever seen,” Republican Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul told ABC News on Sunday.
“Because if we don’t have a speaker of the House of Representatives, we can’t govern. And every day that goes by, we as a government are basically being shut down,” he added.
Last week, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, an ally of former President Donald Trump, appeared ready to put an end to this increasingly difficult task for the party.
In the end, he had to accept three failures out of as many votes. Then the Republicans withdrew their support and announced that they would meet on Monday to nominate a new candidate for the post of “Speaker.”
Awkward
Donald Trump, who endorsed Jim Jordan, told reporters before a campaign rally in New Hampshire that he spoke with Tom Emmer over the weekend but had no plans to endorse him.
“I have spoken to Mr. Emmer, I have spoken to many elected officials in Congress. They called me and they all called to ask for my support. And of course I have to hold back for a while. I have a lot of friends who are watching it right now,” he said.
This dysfunction within the Republican Party is preventing Congress from responding to Joe Biden’s demand for more than $100 billion in emergency funding, primarily military aid to Ukraine and Israel in their wars against Russia and Hamas, respectively.
“At a critical moment when our allies are counting on us to show leadership (…), Republicans in the House of Representatives are mocking our government and embarrassing the country on the world stage,” denounced the speaker of the House Democratic National Committee, Sarafina, to Chitika.
And if elected officials don’t approve the 2024 federal budget by Nov. 17, the federal government will be paralyzed and hundreds of thousands of workers will be sent home temporarily without pay.