 A speaker has not been elected. Pursuant to Clause 12A of Rule 1, the chair declares the House and resets subject to the call of the chair. That was the result of a floor vote for House Speaker, and as you saw, Jim Jordan did not get the 217 votes he needed to win, with 20 Republicans voting against him. Now, at the beginning of the vote, when it first started, things were already not going in a positive direction for Jim Jordan, and Fox News' Brian Kilmeade was caught on the hot mic reacting to that, reacting specifically to one Republican who voted against Jordan. That was incredible. You know, to me, it's really surprising that there were so many GOP holdouts because after this rousing speech given by Elise Stefanik, I was sure that they would all be sold. Jim is the voice of the American people who have felt voiceless for far too long. Whether as judiciary chair, conservative leader, or representative for his constituents in West Central Ohio, whether on the wrestling mat or in the committee room, Jim Jordan is strategic, scrappy, tough, and principled. Now in case you weren't aware, the reason why there was such a big reaction to her mentioning the wrestling mat is because Jim Jordan is credibly accused of ignoring years of systemic sexual abuse during his tenure as a wrestling coach at Ohio State University. So it is extremely odd that she would reference his time as a coach as one of the selling points when he himself is currently trying to avoid that story like the plague. Now at the time that I record this video, a second vote has not yet taken place. But by Republican Ken Buck's estimation, Jordan's likely not going to fare any better. In fact, he might do worse in the second round, and he expects a lot of yelling over this result. What happens now? Yeah, well, right now, folks are going to go into conference. There are going to be a lot of yelling and screaming. I will go into conference after they settle down a little bit. And I think we come up with either the 30-day plan or Jim wants to go back to the floor for a second vote. If we get a second vote, Jim is going to lose some votes that he got on the first vote and he's going to gain some votes. But I anticipate that the vote will still be in that 15 to 25 range. Was the 20 votes effectively against Jim Jordan a surprise to you? No, it wasn't a surprise to me. I was surprised that some of the whip counts that were floating around on social media had it down to six or seven. I think that was just wishful thinking on some of the staffer's parts. This is a, there is a group of people in really widespread across the conference that do not want to see Jim Jordan as speaker. Now, we're going to come back to that interview in a moment, but he's predicting that Jim Jordan still won't have enough support after a second round, which means that they're back to the drawing board, back to square one again, which is going to make them even more frustrated, more desperate. Now Ken Buck is one of the eight Republicans who voted in support of the motion to vacate McCarthy from the speakership. Yet he's not supporting Jim Jordan either, and he has no intention of supporting McCarthy again. So this is kind of part of the problem. Even somebody who you would assume would support Jim Jordan since they were against McCarthy isn't supporting Jim Jordan, isn't necessarily aligned with someone like Matt Gaetz on the next speaker. Now he also referenced a 30 day plan, which is a compromise concocted by a handful of dumbass Democrats to temporarily enhance the powers of McHenry. As Politico explains, centrist Republicans and Democrats are once again back-channeling about a possible vote to strengthen McHenry's abilities to bring legislation to the floor, particularly spending bills given a November 17th funding deadline, amid the week's long impasse in selecting a speaker. They're pushing a short-term measure that would grant McHenry added powers and could pass the House by majority vote, though they have not coalesced around specific language. The push by centrist Democrats to work with Republicans to elevate McHenry at a certain price was first reported by Politico. Those Democrats are all leaders of the Problem Solvers Caucus, i.e. moderate Republicans. That's what the Problem Solvers Caucus is. Now, this idea in particular has gained a tiny bit of traction and it might look a little bit more appetizing after this vote, but it still seems like a long shot, because most Democrats don't support throwing Republicans a life vest, even if it's temporarily, and furthermore Republicans don't support this, because even if they support McCarthy or did support McCarthy, they have no interest in empowering McHenry. But the Problem Solvers are pushing this idea because they are effectively Republicans themselves who have a lot of common ground with the GOP. But unfortunately for them, the deeds in front of their names make this a political liability for any Republican who supports it, regardless of the Problem Solvers Caucus' politics. So I just can't see this happening unless Republicans agree to this on their own volition without Democratic support. But while we're on the subject of Democrats, all that they have to do right now is shut the fuck up and watch the chaos unfold, but apparently that's too hard for some of them to do. So on that note, let's hear from Brad Sherman, who came up with possibly the worst person ever when it comes to who he would possibly support as Speaker. I could see President George W. Bush serving as Speaker of the House. He could come back and obviously, I'm not a real fan of how the Iraq War went, but I would think that any reasonable Republican would be somebody that Democrats could work with. Unbelievable. So he's not a fan of how the Iraq War went, but he could see unrepentant war criminal George W. Bush serving as Speaker. Brad, I am begging you to go fuck yourself with a cactus. The only serving that Bush should be doing right now is time in prison for the rest of his life, because he lied us into a war that led to the slaughter of a million Iraqis. So saying that you're not a fan of the way that Iraq went is a bit of an understatement, don't you think? But yet you're floating him as the fucking speaker, as a Democrat. Again, all Democrats have to do right now is sit down and shut up. But whenever Americans start to forget about how spineless and craven most Democrats are, they go out of their way to remind all of us just how terrible and fucking insufferable they are. Stop. Just sit down, shut up, don't float any dumbass ideas that is going to make your entire party look bad at this moment when you can capitalize on the disarray that we're seeing with the GOP. But moving on, I do want to get back to that interview with Ken Buck who is going to explain why he voted for the person that he voted for in the most hilarious way imaginable. He did not vote for Congressman Jim Jordan instead voting for Tom Emmer. Well, I guess my first question is, do you really want Tom Emmer to be speaker? No, I don't. I don't like Tom Emmer. I figured this would be the worst job in America. Mike Rowe would not want to do this for his TV show. This is a terrible job. Okay. So just to underscore that, you voted for somebody because you don't like them. I voted for somebody because I wasn't going to vote for Jim. Yeah, but you don't. It's not because you want him to be speaker. Okay. Well, that says a lot about where we are right now. It sure does, Dana. Listen, Republicans are demons, perhaps literally, but their infighting is genuinely hilarious. And watching all of this has been the most entertained I've been in a very long time when it comes to American politics. And I've got to give Ken Buck credit for voting for someone he hates specifically as a fuck you. Well played. Now going back to the overall state of the speakership race, the question is how did we get to this point? And the answer is very simple. There was a massive push to get Republicans to settle for Jim Jordan, and it backfired spectacularly. In fact, Byron Donald said this explicitly. Real quick question before you go. As Axios heading into all this was talking about the pressure campaign that had building to vote for Jim Jordan. Some were anonymously telling sources that they were getting bullied into vote. Was any of that a turnoff for some of these members? I believe it was. I've talked to a couple of members where they felt that that's just not what they needed. I don't think that's what we should be doing right now. And listen, for all of the voters in our country, I think it's important for members to hear your voice and I totally respect that. But I think that there are members up here who they want to be able to make this decision on leadership and then move forward. I think some of the pressure campaigns have backfired. They have not worked. And so I think that right now, under the leadership of Jim Jordan, I would request that people just take a break, take a pause, let the members work and figure this out amongst ourselves so we can elect Jim Jordan as speaker, and then we can get back to the work that we have to do. Yeah. And I understand why there was this pressure campaign in the first place. They're desperate. They just want Republicans to pick someone, anyone to be speaker. But even if you agree with Jim Jordan's insurrectionist and fascistic politics, there's another reason why you might not want him in particular to be speaker. As one Democrat put it, if for the 16 years, 16 years that Jim Jordan has been in Congress, okay, I would like to go over right now all of his legislative accomplishments. I want to list them one by one. I'm going to start right now. I'm finished. And that right there is a really good reason to vote against him, even if you agree with him politically. None of his bills have become law. He has accomplished nothing. So if you're a Republican, that lack of experience is going to be a huge sticking point. But despite that, again, there was a campaign to get GOP holdouts to acquiesce, and the tactics that Jordan and his allies were using rubbed a lot of Republicans the wrong way. As Julie Grace Broughkay writes, moderates are growing increasingly irritated with the tactics Jordan and allies are using to pressure them into voting for him, with one member noting that the hand of the show has gotten involved in the effort sending potential defectors the email below. One lawmaker said the push is counterproductive to swaying Jordan's skeptics. And the email template reads, Hello, Stephanie from The Hannity Show with Fox News. Oh, really? It's not the MSNBC Hannity Show? Anyways, sources tell Hannity that Rep. Blank is not supporting Rep. Jim Jordan for Speaker. Can you please let me know if this is accurate? And if true, Hannity would like to know why during a war breaking out between Israel and Hamas with the war in Ukraine, with the wide open borders so comical, with a budget that's unfinished, why would Rep. Blank be against Jim Jordan for Speaker? Please let us know when Rep. Blank plans on opening the people's house so work can be done. And it goes on, you can pause the screen if you want to read the rest of it. Now I can understand why the Republicans who received that email were rubbed the wrong way. Not only is it irritating and insufferable, but it also comes off as an implicit threat. Either fall in line or potentially be attacked by Sean Hannity. He will use his platform to draw criticism towards you. And that could affect your chances in the upcoming election. So this is going to piss people off, but they didn't see how this would rub people the wrong way. Now when news of Hannity's involvement broke, Hannity had this to say the night before the vote and spoiler alert, he was a little bit butthurt. And why is it a shock to certain lawmakers and members of the media mob all of you out there that yours truly a member of the press is daring to ask elected representatives the so-called public servants in this country if and when they plan to wrap up the speaker battle and reopen the people's house amid growing chaos both at home and abroad. I have a lot more to say on this later, but I do have to chuckle that a few of my questions, simple questions that I asked to some Republicans over the weekend about the importance of getting a speaker as soon as possible showed we have a few sensitive little snowflakes in Congress. Here's the truth. They are the majority. They need to act like it. No deals with the Democrats and that would mean, yeah, no temporary solutions either. Elect a speaker, get the house open and start doing your job. The good news is the anonymous votes end tomorrow and we will know and we will see which Republicans understand what is the importance of this moment in history not only for the Republican Party for them to unite, them to lead by reopening the people's house while we have war in the Middle East and war in Europe and open borders and serious budget deadlines. Oh, I offer no apologies for doing my job and seeking answers from those elected public servants. Again, keyword, servants of we the people will have more on this coming up. It is incredibly ironic to me that he of all people is referring to other members of the media as the mob when he is quite literally using his influence to pressure them into supporting someone that they don't support. That's not journalism, Sean. That's activism and he knows this and getting exposed as an entire hack and operative for the GOP is not a good look from the member of the media mob. But this pressure campaign looked even more feudal to anyone who saw how vociferous Republican opposition to Jim Jordan was and they just didn't take that into account. For example, raw story explains Republican strategist and former A to two House Republican speakers, Brendan Buck, warned that there are members of the House who are willing to do whatever it takes to stop Representative Jim Jordan from becoming the next speaker. Quote, I think there are people fed up with a small number taking the party hostage so the next vote is interesting. You have a vote that was a protest and they want to get it off their chest or they're in for a fight. If you still have upper teens voting against Jordan on the second ballot, this could go on for a long time. They weren't just willing to go for the record for someone else, they're willing to take him down. Former GOP strategist Tim Miller agreed but explained that it isn't merely the anti-Jordan wing. He said there are members who simply don't want a speaker to be elected because they want to burn the House down. Some have loyalties to McCarthy and Scalise, but he doesn't think that those members are up for a fight the way Maga Republicans are. Now, one of the people vehemently opposed to Jordan is Mike Rogers and he is also very clear in his refusal to support Jim Jordan. Alabama.com reports US Representative Mike Rogers said there was nothing that Jordan could do to get his support as Speaker of the House as reported in the Aniston Star and he's saying this on the record. So, yeah, things are very tense right now and I think it's safe to say that the eight Republicans who voted to oust McCarthy are getting a taste of their own medicine because after being accused of holding their entire party hostage, which is an accurate criticism, well now people who are opposed to Jim Jordan are doing the same thing. They're holding the entire party hostage because I mean if you give in and you allow the speaker who a lot of them like Matt Gaetz supports to go through, then you're effectively rewarding bad behavior and I don't think that Mike Rogers wants to do that. Now, if you're wondering why the guy in the toupee, Mike Rogers and the B-roll that you saw looks familiar, well the reason why that's the case is because at the beginning of the year he was the guy who actually went viral for being restrained when it looked like he was going to get into a physical altercation with Matt Gaetz. So needless to say, there's probably a lot of bad blood still there between them and he just doesn't want to support Gaetz's first pick for Speaker because then you are rewarding his bad behavior. You're saying that you can get what you want if you hold the entire party hostage and he also called the people who voted to oust McCarthy traders so he doesn't want to reward traitorous behavior as he called it. So I mean the saga continues and the self-imposed crisis within the GOP is continuing and it's getting even worse and they're not any closer to finding a speaker. So I will continue to follow this story closely and assuming that there's no updates between now and the time that I upload this video just expect chaos because that's what we've seen now for like two weeks straight.