Jim Jordan will back empowering interim speaker Patrick McHenry temporarily
NBCJUL 2023
The sane faction of the GOP has shown its courage, providing some hope for the party's future. It would have been a tremendous moral and electoral liability to have an unconservative Trumpist firebrand whose allies teamed up with Democrats to oust McCarthy as the Republican face in Congress, primarily due to his role in the run-up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The Republican establishment has once again manifested its contempt for the will of conservative voters, now by opposing Jordan as House speaker. This isn't to say that the founding member of the House Freedom Caucus is perfect, but that his voting record does indicate that his speakership would be an improvement for the GOP base.