The former speaker likes Jordan's chances of taking over the role.
Republican Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio was chosen Friday as the new nominee for House speaker following a secret ballot, and the most recent speaker voiced his confidence in Jordan's chances of gaining the position.Representative Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican who served as House speaker from January until October 3, said he believes Jordan will eventually receive enough votes to become the new speaker.
Raju followed up by asking how McCarthy can be so confident about Jordan's chances when he needs to convince more than 50 people to vote for him.'I've been through this many times,' the California congressman said before listing other speakers who eventually reached the position after being behind in votes when nominated.Newsweek reached out to representatives for McCarthy and Jordan via email for comment on Friday night.
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