US House's Scalise, Jordan locked in two-way speaker race, for now
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Majority leader Steve Scalise speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Jordan is a leading defender of former President Donald Trump, who remains a major figure in the Republican party. Republicans are due to choose their leader in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, though it may take a while for them to settle on a candidate. Kevin Hern, the head of the conservative Republican Study Committee, is also expected to run, and other candidates could still surface. Representative Patrick McHenry currently holds the position on a temporary basis.
Scalise was seriously wounded in June 2017 when a man who had criticized Republicans on social media shot him and other lawmakers as they were practicing for a charity baseball game. He returned to the House three months later. An aide to Scalise said he has been on the phone"nonstop" with other members since announcing his run.
Jordan was a vocal backer of Trump's efforts to undermine his 2020 election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.
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