House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama

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(10-19-2023, 10:19 AM)Millhouse Wrote: Saw om local news earlier that some of those Repubs that voted against Jordan got death threats for doing so. If true can't say I'm shocked since he supported He Who Shall Not Be Named on Jan. 6th.

There were reports that spouses were getting phone calls to get members to change their vote.

NBC News confirms: Before Jim Jordan's first defeat, the wife of Republican Rep. Don Bacon received anonymous messages warning him to back Jordan's speakership bid or risk being ousted.

One message: "Your husband will not hold any political office ever again. Your husband will…

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 18, 2023

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Quote:NBC News confirms: Before Jim Jordan's first defeat, the wife of Republican Rep. Don Bacon received anonymous messages warning him to back Jordan's speakership bid or risk being ousted.

One message: "Your husband will not hold any political office ever again. Your husband will not hold any political office ever again. What a disappoint [sic] and failure he is."

Another: "Why is your husband causing chaos by not supporting Jim Jordan? I thought he was a team player."

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