On Friday, Republicans chose Jim Jordon as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The election of Jordan, a co-founder of the Freedom Caucus, to the powerful post, the second most powerful position after the presidency, brings the party’s far-right to the centre of American power. Now Jordan, who represents Ohio, will try to unite colleagues from the deeply divided House GOP majority ahead of a public vote on the floor that could come next week.
“I think Jordan would do a great job,” McCarthy, R-Calif. said ahead of the vote. “We got to get this back on track.”
There are also opposing positions on Jordan. For example, Jordan is known for his close alliance with Trump, especially when the ex-president sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which led to an attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Consequently, Jordan’s nomination strengthened Trump’s defence in four separate court cases.
The statements have already been made. Jordan’s party wing already demanded the severe budget cuts he promised to make, and Ukraine will get short of funds. Another substantial point goes to the current president of the U.S. Joe Biden. Investigations into his family would come to the fore.
Jordan, however, like McCartney, faces questions about his past. Several years ago, Jordan and his office denied allegations by former wrestlers who accused him of knowing about allegations that they had been inappropriately groped by an Ohio State doctor, when he was an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University. Jordan, by the way, and his office said none of them knew of any abuse.
