‘Bunch of Idiots!’ Republican Congressman Goes Off on House GOP Over Speakership Chaos

Rep. Austin Scott made clear how he felt about his fellow House Republicans and the current chaos with electing a speaker in an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju.

Raju posted the brief segment on Twitter, in which he caught up with Representatives Scott and Don Bacon in congressional hallways, and each expressed concerned ridicule and frustration with their fellow Republican colleagues and their apparent inability to govern.

Raju asked Bacon, who represents a “swing district,” if the current chaos puts his seat at risk.”Yeah, it does,” Bacon replied. “These guys want to be in the minority…that’s it exactly. I think they would prefer that because they can just vote no and yell and scream all the time. And governing..you got to. You got to work together.”

“It’s a tough scenario, but there are people in there that are honorably trying to get to the right place,” Rep. Scott said. “And then there are people in there, as you know, that like to go on the TV and are not necessarily negotiating for anything other than TV time.”

“How does that make you guys look?” Raju asked.

“Makes us look like a bunch of idiots,” Scott said flatly.

Raju then reported that the Republican caucus will meet again on Friday morning at 10 a.m. to try to figure out their way forward. Jim Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, is expected to announce his bid for the speakership.

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