@TonyStark And he’s not going to back down, regardless of what it looks like or the ongoing turmoil it’s causing.

Between his frail ego being forced aside for Paul Ryan and then Boehner, and his daddy Trump and puppet master Margie telling him not to quit, he’s not going to back down. 🤡#SpeakerDrama #ClownCar #RepublicanShitShow

House of Reps silent
Without a leader to guide
Legislative chaos

#speakerdrama #uscongress #houseofrepresentatives #haiku #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/04/us/house-speaker-vote/as-the-speaker-drama-continues-the-united-states-has-no-functional-house-of-representatives

Soooo, if Jeffries beat McCarthy by nine votes in the first round, why wouldn't Jeffries become the speaker?

"Republicans hold the majority in the House now, but it's customary for the minority party to nominate their leader for speaker, and Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York had more votes than McCarthy in all three voting rounds."

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/03/1146600160/mccarthy-scrambles-for-votes-to-be-elected-speaker-of-the-house

#SpeakerDrama #HouseFight #Politics