Hannity Scolds House Republicans Thinking About Working With Democrats: ‘That Is Not Acceptable Leadership’
Fox News host Sean Hannity scolded House Republicans who might be thinking about working with Democrats to secure the votes necessary for a new House Speaker on Friday, calling the idea “not acceptable.”
During an interview with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) — who sparked controversy on Friday after he wore an Israeli Defence Forces uniform in Congress — Hannity said:
The people’s house needs to be reopened and these band-aid solution ideas or doing a deal with the Democrats, that is not acceptable leadership from the Republican party. I know the majority is small, but as far as I’m concerned, Jim Jordan right now has a significant majority of the votes. It is time to elect him speaker and open the people’s house. Do you agree?
Mast responded:
I totally agree. I think Jim Jordan has something even more important than what you just mentioned. He has something that this place lacks. He has trust in the American people. I hear from people all the time back home that want to hear from Jim Jordan, want to know where Jim Jordan is on a position, believe in Jim Jordan, and if for nothing else, if he can bring a level of trust back to this institution that we work in, that is to me one of the most forefront reasons to move him forward as this next speaker of the House of Representatives.
“I agree,” Hannity concluded.
Jordan was nominated by House Republicans to succeed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker of the House on Friday, however Jordan reportedly does not yet have enough votes to secure the speakership.
On Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called on moderate Republicans to join Democrats in voting for himself as speaker.
“I’m hopeful that my traditional Republican colleagues who are interested in governance, who care about the institution of the people’s house are willing to sit down and talk with us about finding an enlightened path and agreement that allows us to do the business of the American people and solve problems for hardworking American taxpayers,” he said.
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