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Twenty-two House Republicans on Wednesday declined to vote to make Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) the next Speaker of the House.

Speaker-designate Jim Jordan (R-OH) called the bluff of the establishment opposition to his speakership bid on Wednesday.

The House of Representatives will meet on Wednesday, October 18, to vote again for a new Speaker of the House.

Establishment House members who prevented Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) from obtaining the gavel on Tuesday betrayed the small donor community that supports the reelection campaigns of those same Republican politicians, several GOP operatives and fundraisers exclusively told Breitbart News.

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was an “appalling” choice for speaker of the House.

Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) said Tuesday on CNN’s “News Central” that he would never vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to become House Speaker.

CNN commentator Adam Kinzinger said Tuesday on CNN’s “News Central” that he was “very proud” of the 20 Republicans who voted against Rep. Jim Jorden (R-OH) for speaker.

Rep. Ken Buck voted on Tuesday for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer for House Speaker without actually wanting Emmer to become Speaker.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was denied the Speaker’s gavel Tuesday on the first ballot by 20 Republican holdouts despite winning 200 votes.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) “will be a great speaker” and “will have the votes soon,” Former President Donald Trump stated before Tuesday’s House floor vote. 

The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a new speaker on Tuesday, October 17, with Rep. Jim Jordan as the Republican nominee.

Public support for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) surged among House Republicans hours before a potential vote to elect him as Speaker of the House.

Fourteen more House Republicans publicly backed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as Speaker-designate hours before a potential vote for Speaker.

On Monday, MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill said on “Deadline,” that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) would not last long if he’s voted into the House Speaker’s position this week.

Grassroots conservatives nationwide are rallying behind Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as he seeks to lock down the speakership in a Tuesday afternoon floor vote, with activists “melting” phone lines with respectful pleas to GOP members of Congress to unify and end the conference’s divisions by finally electing Jordan as Speaker of the House.

Jim Jordan will enter Monday night’s House Republican meeting with a burst of momentum less than twenty-four hours before a Speaker vote.

House Republicans rallied behind House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Monday for House speaker, as at least 132 publicly announced support for the Ohio congressman to claim the gavel.

House Judiciary Committee chairman and Speaker-designate Jim Jordan (R-OH) urged House Republicans in a letter on Monday to unite against the Democrats amid the ongoing battle for Speaker of the House.

Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) biggest critic has endorsed him for Speaker, and a path has emerged for Jordan to claim the gavel.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “informal conversations” are taking place for a bipartisan solution to the House speakership.

Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union’ that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and his allies attempting to pressure his way to the speakership was “the dumbest thing you can do.”

Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Friday on CNN’s “The Lead” that he believed Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will get the votes to be the next speaker of the House.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Friday said he would continue to vie to become the next Speaker of the House.

A spokesperson for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) rebuked a recent story in Politico that reported he had a contentious meeting with Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) over the current House Speaker fight.

Fox News host Bret Baier said Thursday on “Special Report” that he heard Jesus could not unite the Republican caucus during the speakership battle.

Opposition to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) Speaker bid has appeared to grow, as Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) predicted that there are 30 to 40 Republicans against him.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) chances of becoming the Speaker of the House deteriorated Thursday after he failed to build upon shifting support during a closed-door meeting.

Steve Scalise hemorrhages support after winning the GOP nomination for Speaker with less than half the votes needed to win on the floor.

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) grimly assessed House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) prospects of becoming Speaker of the House.

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly not expected to support Steve Scalise in the speakership race against Jim Jordan.

Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead” she will not be voting for Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) to be the next speaker of the House because he once compared himself to former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke and attended a white supremacists conference.

Rep. Steve Scalise won the Republican nomination for Speaker of the House but failed to garner enough support to win on the House floor.

Rep. Pete Aguilar said that Rep. Steve Scalise is someone Democrats can talk to, but Rep. Jim Jordan “is dangerous for our democracy.”

Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram spoke to several GOP House members, including Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO),  about their votes for House speaker Wednesday during FNC’s special Israel war coverage.

Reps. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan square off today in the Speaker’s race, but first Republicans must decide on potential election rules changes.

Any House Republican who votes against the wishes of the majority on the floor will be automatically expelled from the conference, if a new rule proposed by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) is adopted.