According to media reports, Representative Jim Jordan is the first Republican to publicly present himself as McCarthy’s successor.
Following the historic resignation of US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the first Republican has publicly offered to be his successor, according to media reports. Trump loyalist Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio responded “yes” on Wednesday when journalists in the U.S. Congress asked him if he wanted to run for office, ABC News and Fox News, among others, reported. .
Jordan also heads the Judiciary Committee, which is handling the impeachment investigation against US President Joe Biden. There could be an election by the middle of next week at the earliest. It’s unclear who could move up. In any case, McCarthy does not want to run again, he made that clear after his resignation. Republican hardliner Matt Gaetz, who introduced the motion to remove McCarthy, also assured that he had no ambition to run for office himself. In the extremely fragmented faction, it is unclear who could unite enough party colleagues behind them. Several names are floating around: including the previous number two Republican in the House, Steve Scalise.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies occupies third place in the state ranking, after the president and his vice-president. Republican Patrick McHenry assumes formal duties as interim president, but does not perform the role politically. (APA)