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Sex offender Jim Jordan being considered for House Judiciary Committee
Link to tweet
Because. Yeah. Sex offender
From the Politico article. No wonder King Asshole likes this guy. He's an asshole, too
But Jordan has won the president’s admiration in no small part because he’s good on TV and is a fierce advocate of the president. Jordan appears regularly on Fox News and other networks to push the pro-Trump line. And the President has gushed that he’s his “warrior” — often to the annoyance of other House Republicans.
Some Republicans have suggested there is a way to make all parties happy. Jordan is next in line on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where Democrats are also readying a series of investigations into Trump and his administration. Jordan, who wanted the position in previous years, could be tapped to be the top GOP member on the committee, the Republicans say.
But it’s possible Jordan loses out being the ranking Republican on either committee given his unpopularity in the GOP conference for tactics many considered divisive. Jordan espouses a hardline conservative agenda at every opportunity, has pushed for shutdowns and has derailed some of his colleagues’ bipartisan legislative priorities in the name of ideological purity.
He may need McCarthy’s or Trump’s backing to get either job. McCarthy, as minority leader, has four votes on the Steering Committee.
Some Republicans have suggested there is a way to make all parties happy. Jordan is next in line on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where Democrats are also readying a series of investigations into Trump and his administration. Jordan, who wanted the position in previous years, could be tapped to be the top GOP member on the committee, the Republicans say.
But it’s possible Jordan loses out being the ranking Republican on either committee given his unpopularity in the GOP conference for tactics many considered divisive. Jordan espouses a hardline conservative agenda at every opportunity, has pushed for shutdowns and has derailed some of his colleagues’ bipartisan legislative priorities in the name of ideological purity.
He may need McCarthy’s or Trump’s backing to get either job. McCarthy, as minority leader, has four votes on the Steering Committee.
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