This rules out Scalise who, WITHOUT PROOF AND DESPITE 100+ ELECTION COURT CASES BEING DISMISSED BY FEDERAL COURTS, still maintains that several states broke laws!! POS.
Every time these guys get asked if they think the 2020 election was rigged, they just reply that biden is president. They never actually answer the question.
I don’t expect Republicans to make an instant leap from kindergarten temper tantrums to rational adulthood. Baby steps are fine.
“…as long as Donald is the winner” he added.
So no speaker then?? since basically all of them voted to not certify the election..
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said he voted “present” during the GOP’s internal speaker nomination poll because neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) nor Rep Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) would clearly say if they believe the 2020 election was legitimate.
Lol good joke sir
So, a democrat?
It’s his last term.
If trump wins the election, I will leave the United States If Biden wins the election, I will leave the United States
This is not a political post, I just want to travel
Well, that’s a start I guess.
So let me get this straight; I have to get shot—to become an asshole? Touché
Wow, I agree with a Republican. That’s unusual.
Well that is not Scalise of Jordan
The fact that this guy is the voice of reason here… The fuck.
Why it matters: Though Scalise ultimately won the Republican Party’s nomination, he may fail to get the 217 votes needed to clinch the gavel if he can’t win over holdout lawmakers like Buck.
Until a speaker is elected, the chamber will be at a standstill despite an upcoming government funding deadline in November and the war that erupted between Israel and Hamas over the weekend.
It took House Republicans 15 ballots in January to elect former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted in a historic vote last week by all House Democrats and eight Republicans, including Buck.
Catch up fast: On Tuesday night, House Republicans held a candidate forum for potential speakers, during which neither Scalise or Jordan answered his question on the legitimacy of the 2020 election, Buck told MSNBC.
In 2021, after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, both Scalise and Jordan voted to overturn the election results.
Buck, who voted to certify the election results, has been a vocal critic of his fellow House Republicans, former President Trump and the effort to undermine the integrity of U.S. elections.
What they’re saying: Buck said he believes Scalise and Jordan could not publicly say the election was legitimate because they would pay a “political penalty” in doing so.
Along with not answering his question on the 2020 election, Buck said he is also concerned over Scalise’s lack of details on the upcoming spending bill and his failure to commit to holding a vote funding for Ukraine.
The big picture: Buck said that during Wednesday’s vote, Scalise received 113 votes and Jordan 99.
He said he and two other Republicans voted present, while eight votes were cast for other candidates.
Buck said he believes Scalise currently faces seven Republicans who are strongly opposed to his speakership, while seven others, including him, remain undecided.
It’s now expected that Scalise will meet with all 14 representatives and attempt to win their vote.
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At least six Senate Democrats up for re-election next year have joined Republicans in calling for President Biden to re-freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets made available as part of a U.S. prisoner exchange last month.
Why it matters: While Biden has won praise for his “unequivocal” support for Israel in the wake of the Hamas attacks, some Republicans argue his policies have emboldened Iran, which helps fund the Palestinian militant group and other proxies throughout the region.
Ken Buck is going to loose his place on the homecoming committee. No ones going to sign his year book now. 😂
Hell, why not just wish for someone who isn’t an outright traitor with a taste for rape and/or racism and delusions of adequacy? never gonna happen.
What if he considers himself like David Duke. But you know, without the “baggage”? These Fidiots can’t elect anyone from their side…
Pathetic that these inept clown republicans are still, in 2023, carrying trump’s water and peddling his completely defeated lies in lieu of doing anything positive for the people they represent. They are paid by our tax dollars and get top tier insurance and retirement while shitting on the USA daily. Republicans are incapable of leading.
Ain’t gonna happen
You know who never had this issue?? Nancy Pelosi
So, there will not be a speaker until Jeffries is sworn in in 2025 then.
This dude needs to switch parties cause that’s not happening
Imagine that being the hill you have to die on smh
Um, yeah. Especially when half of them were elected thanks to the same election. Granted then there was another election since then, but they weren’t complaining about their own election at the time.
Good luck with that
That rules out both the candidates though
Hakeem Jeffries is the stand out, unfortunately I don’t think there are enough Republicans that support democracy and believe Congress should accomplish goals and pass legislation that benefit the country as a whole.
Feels like a century has passed since 2020. I was like… wait which election? ….. oh! That was our last election. I feel like maybe we’re just always in this perpetual election.
Jefferies supports 2020 election!!
It really is bay shit crazy that most Republicans think the 2020 election was rigged.
Absolutely best thing I’ve heard today. Let’s see what happens
Good luck with that.
“Ok ok ok, Trump lost in 2020. But 2024 is definitely going to be rigged if there isn’t a red wave” -Jym Jordan probably
This! One thousand percent this. How can we have a Speaker that does not support democracy?
Welp, guess there won’t be a Republican speaker
Well there aren’t any Ken, so either run for speaker yourself or vote for Jeffries.
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This rules out Scalise who, WITHOUT PROOF AND DESPITE 100+ ELECTION COURT CASES BEING DISMISSED BY FEDERAL COURTS, still maintains that several states broke laws!! POS.
Every time these guys get asked if they think the 2020 election was rigged, they just reply that biden is president. They never actually answer the question.
I don’t expect Republicans to make an instant leap from kindergarten temper tantrums to rational adulthood. Baby steps are fine.
“…as long as Donald is the winner” he added.
So no speaker then?? since basically all of them voted to not certify the election..
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said he voted “present” during the GOP’s internal speaker nomination poll because neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) nor Rep Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) would clearly say if they believe the 2020 election was legitimate.
Lol good joke sir
So, a democrat?
It’s his last term.
If trump wins the election, I will leave the United States If Biden wins the election, I will leave the United States
This is not a political post, I just want to travel
Well, that’s a start I guess.
So let me get this straight; I have to get shot—to become an asshole? Touché
Wow, I agree with a Republican. That’s unusual.
Well that is not Scalise of Jordan
The fact that this guy is the voice of reason here… The fuck.
Why it matters: Though Scalise ultimately won the Republican Party’s nomination, he may fail to get the 217 votes needed to clinch the gavel if he can’t win over holdout lawmakers like Buck.
Until a speaker is elected, the chamber will be at a standstill despite an upcoming government funding deadline in November and the war that erupted between Israel and Hamas over the weekend.
It took House Republicans 15 ballots in January to elect former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted in a historic vote last week by all House Democrats and eight Republicans, including Buck.
Catch up fast: On Tuesday night, House Republicans held a candidate forum for potential speakers, during which neither Scalise or Jordan answered his question on the legitimacy of the 2020 election, Buck told MSNBC.
In 2021, after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, both Scalise and Jordan voted to overturn the election results.
Buck, who voted to certify the election results, has been a vocal critic of his fellow House Republicans, former President Trump and the effort to undermine the integrity of U.S. elections.
What they’re saying: Buck said he believes Scalise and Jordan could not publicly say the election was legitimate because they would pay a “political penalty” in doing so.
Along with not answering his question on the 2020 election, Buck said he is also concerned over Scalise’s lack of details on the upcoming spending bill and his failure to commit to holding a vote funding for Ukraine.
The big picture: Buck said that during Wednesday’s vote, Scalise received 113 votes and Jordan 99.
He said he and two other Republicans voted present, while eight votes were cast for other candidates.
Buck said he believes Scalise currently faces seven Republicans who are strongly opposed to his speakership, while seven others, including him, remain undecided.
It’s now expected that Scalise will meet with all 14 representatives and attempt to win their vote.
Go deeper: Some in Congress are thinking big on Israel aid
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Share on email (opens in new window)
At least six Senate Democrats up for re-election next year have joined Republicans in calling for President Biden to re-freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets made available as part of a U.S. prisoner exchange last month.
Why it matters: While Biden has won praise for his “unequivocal” support for Israel in the wake of the Hamas attacks, some Republicans argue his policies have emboldened Iran, which helps fund the Palestinian militant group and other proxies throughout the region.
Ken Buck is going to loose his place on the homecoming committee. No ones going to sign his year book now. 😂
Hell, why not just wish for someone who isn’t an outright traitor with a taste for rape and/or racism and delusions of adequacy? never gonna happen.
What if he considers himself like David Duke. But you know, without the “baggage”? These Fidiots can’t elect anyone from their side…
Pathetic that these inept clown republicans are still, in 2023, carrying trump’s water and peddling his completely defeated lies in lieu of doing anything positive for the people they represent. They are paid by our tax dollars and get top tier insurance and retirement while shitting on the USA daily. Republicans are incapable of leading.
Ain’t gonna happen
You know who never had this issue?? Nancy Pelosi
So, there will not be a speaker until Jeffries is sworn in in 2025 then.
This dude needs to switch parties cause that’s not happening
Imagine that being the hill you have to die on smh
This is hilarious coming from Ken Buck.
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/05/06/colorado-ken-buck-gop-primary/amp/
Um, yeah. Especially when half of them were elected thanks to the same election. Granted then there was another election since then, but they weren’t complaining about their own election at the time.
Good luck with that
That rules out both the candidates though
Hakeem Jeffries is the stand out, unfortunately I don’t think there are enough Republicans that support democracy and believe Congress should accomplish goals and pass legislation that benefit the country as a whole.
Feels like a century has passed since 2020. I was like… wait which election? ….. oh! That was our last election. I feel like maybe we’re just always in this perpetual election.
Jefferies supports 2020 election!!
It really is bay shit crazy that most Republicans think the 2020 election was rigged.
Absolutely best thing I’ve heard today. Let’s see what happens
Good luck with that.
“Ok ok ok, Trump lost in 2020. But 2024 is definitely going to be rigged if there isn’t a red wave” -Jym Jordan probably
This! One thousand percent this. How can we have a Speaker that does not support democracy?
Welp, guess there won’t be a Republican speaker
Well there aren’t any Ken, so either run for speaker yourself or vote for Jeffries.