Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern joins 'FOX & Friends First' to make his case for the House speaker seat and discuss the U.S.'s role in the wars in Ukraine and Israel.
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“Look at every demographic: gender, geography, age, race, education level, income, political philosophy, even those who trust CNN vs. Fox News,” he said.According to the poll, 57% of Republicans, 86% of Democrats and 59% of independents all agree on the need for a House speaker to be elected quickly to restore order.The battle continues over a replacement for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy , who was ousted from the top slot nearly three weeks ago.
McCarthy announced after the vote that he would not seek re-election, setting up a power struggle between moderates and right-wing members over his replacement. The GOP conference will return to Washington, DC, on Monday evening to consider a slate of nine candidates for their next speaker, each of whom will face a tough fight to clinch 217 nods from their 221 members in a House floor vote.The potential speaker nominees are Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Reps. Jack Bergman , Byron Donalds , Kevin Hern , Mike Johnson , Dan Meuser , Austin Scott , Gary Palmer and Pete Sessions .The potential speaker nominees are Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Reps.
On Oct. 7, Hamas jihadists invaded Israel in a multi-front assault that slaughtered 1,400 Israelis and 31 Americans, wounded thousands and took roughly 200 hostages, some of whom were also American citizens.
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