One lawmaker wants to bring the backdoor brawls for the next speaker out in the open.
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is fed up with the secret jockeying in the recesses of the Capital Building as the Republicans try to pick the party’s next leader of the House, pushing for the decision to be made in the open.
"Let's do this on the House floor instead of behind closed doors," the lawmaker posted on Twitter/X.
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"Stop dragging it out," she continued. “If Kevin McCarthy had to go 15 rounds then the next Speaker should be able to do the same or more if they have to."
"Our job titles are REPRESENTATIVES of the American People. Let’s go."
Greene made the request in response to a Republican huddle session scheduled for midday on Thursday.
Matt Gaetz has voiced his support for Greene's plan.
"I agree with MTG. Let’s do the messy work of governing and leadership selection in front of the people. Just like I voted against McCarthy time after time…in public…making my argument, others should have to reveal their thinking and be appropriately judged by their voters. We elected & removed McCarthy with total transparency. Let’s replace him in the same manner," Gaetz wrote on Thursday.
The day before, Republican lawmakers convened on Wednesday to push for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who bested Jim Jordan (R-OH), 113-99, in a vote that took place behind closed doors.
Scalise, who serves Louisiana, notched a nomination win for the plum GOP post, but he's facing strong headwinds from a variety of hardline contingents and McCarthy loyalists.
The job vacancy has become a touchstone in U.S. politics ever since McCarthy was unceremoniously ousted from the position after he led the passage of a government spending bill to stave a shutdown of the government.
