One member said she received a 'credible death threat' as a result of her vote.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan talks to reporters as he heads from his office in the Rayburn House Office Building to the U.S. Capitol on October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC.are seething after threats have been made against them, their offices or even their spouses -- including one that a lawmaker called a "credible death threat.
" told me he wasn't behind it and he has asked people to stop. If you have asked people to stop it, why haven't they listened to you?" Gimenez said. "When the pressure campaigns and attacks on fellow members ramped up, it became clear to me that the House Republican Conference does not need a bully as the Speaker," he said in a statement.
Jordan told ABC Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott that the death threats were "terrible."MORE: Jordan defiant after repeated GOP rejections in House speaker voting Capitol Police, the agency charged with protecting members of Congress, would not comment on how it is handling the threats.
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Speaker vote: The 22 Republicans who voted no on Jim Jordan's second ballotJack Birle is a breaking news reporter for the Washington Examiner. A 2022 graduate of Villanova University with majors in communication and political science, he has previous journalism experience with the Center Square and as a fellow with the National Journalism Center. He was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Southern California.
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These are the Republicans who voted against Jim Jordan for speakerRepublican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has so far failed to clinch the House speakership in two rounds of voting.
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Republicans who voted against Jordan’s speakership bid report menacing calls and threats to their officesSeveral Republicans who opposed Rep. Jim Jordan’s House speakership bid said they are experiencing angry calls, menacing messages and even death threats since casting their votes, increasing the already tense and chaotic atmosphere in the GOP as they struggle to elect a speaker.
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House speaker vote live updates: Jim Jordan loses second roundAll total, 22 Republicans voted against Rep. Jim Jordan on the second ballot.
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Jim Jordan fails in second House speaker vote, leaving path forward in doubtAll total, 22 Republicans voted against Rep. Jim Jordan on the second ballot.
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