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GOP lawmakers float joint McCarthy-Jordan speakership: Sources
Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Jim Jordan speak at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 4, 2023.
Ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., could still get back into the race for House speaker, but this time with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, serving as assistant speaker, according to sources.
Two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital Tuesday evening that a plan was being floated to reinstate McCarthy as speaker and elevate Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to an assistant speaker role.
Jordan was the House GOP’s second speaker-designate, but he was forced out of the race after failing three chamber-wide votes and then being voted out of the position via anonymous ballot in a Republican conference meeting.
When asked about the idea, McCarthy simply told reporters, “Some members are talking."
Jordan ignored a question by Fox News Digital about whether the plan was actively being discussed.
NBC News reported that McCarthy himself was floating getting back in the race. It comes as Republicans have failed to fill the speaker's chair for nearly a month, with three consecutive nominees being struck down by in-fighting.
It is unclear whether the latest nominee, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., stands a better chance than those who came before him. The first nominee, Rep. Steve Scalise, was brought down by allies of Jordan. Scalise and McCarthy's allies then crippled Jordan's nomination in turn. Finally, Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., faced an all-out assault by former President Donald Trump, who opposed his nomination.
The House is expected to reconvene at noon Wednesday for a full floor vote on Johnson's speakership bid.