Republican Party member Jim Jordan failed to receive the necessary votes to become speaker of the US Congress for the third time. This was reported by Reuters.
According to the publication, Jordan was prevented from being elected because he did not receive enough votes from party members: 25 Republicans opposed him at the same time; This number was three more than the number of votes in the previous round of voting. As a result, Jordan received 194 votes, out of the 214 needed for the election.
Jim Jordan has been called a “hardcore conservative” and supporter of former US President Donald Trump. The vote for speaker on October 20 was the third vote he did not win. However, Jordan’s opponents cannot be elected because the Republicans are in the majority in the lower house of Congress. Democrat Khami Jeffries’ runoff voted all congressmen are party members, but this did not bring him any results.
Journalists noted that the House of Representatives will not be able to approve US President Joe Biden’s package of national security measures, which includes aid to Israel and Ukraine, in the near future due to the absence of the speaker.
Previously reportedHe said the funds previously allocated by the US Congress to help Ukraine were almost exhausted.