Democratic leaders spoke on the steps of the Capitol and dialed up their rhetoric against Republicans for nominating a conservative firebrand to be the next House speaker.

Democrats are standing firm in their refusal to bail out the House Republican majority as it struggles to elect a new speaker 10 days after after booting Rep. Kevin McCarthy.

They’re also dialing up the rhetoric against the GOP’s new nominee for speaker, prominent Donald Trump ally Jim Jordan of Ohio, blasting him as an insurrectionist, election denier and extremist.

“House Republicans have selected as their nominee to be the speaker of the people’s House the chairman of the chaos caucus, a defender in a dangerous way of dysfunction, and an extremist extraordinaire,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Friday on the steps of the Capitol, flanked by dozen of Democratic lawmakers. “His focus has been on peddling lies and conspiracy theories and driving division amongst the American people.”

  • AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world
    45·
    1 year ago

    Why do the Dems have to “help” the GOP? I say the GOP isn’t helping the Dems! All it would take is a handful of Rs to vote with the Dems to make Jeffries the speaker.

    • ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      All it would take is a handful of Rs to vote with the Dems to make Jeffries the speaker.

      Jeffries would be a fair speaker and allow legislation from both parties to come to the floor for a vote.

      The GOP could do far worse than Jeffries. And I am convinced they will.