JUST IN: Rep. Kevin McCarthy falls short of the House speakership on the fourth ballot after losing 20 Republicans and one additional Republican, Rep.-elect Victoria Spartz, who voted present. She had previously voted for McCarthy.
The GOP breakaway faction nominated another Republican, Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, instead of Rep. Jim Jordan – who had voted for McCarthy and has said he wasn't seeking the speakership. With the Democrats having nominated Hakeem Jeffries, it marked the first time in history two Black men were nominated to be speaker of the House.
Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social to try to sway the rebel Republicans toward McCarthy, writing that"it's now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL." Former Vice President Mike Pence also tweeted his support for McCarthy. U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy listens in the House Chamber during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. Although this was the first time in roughly 100 years it's taken more than one ballot to vote in a new speaker, this delay is far from unprecedented. In 1855, the House took four months to select a new speaker.
McCarthy and other candidates failed to receive a majority of votes yet again in the first round of votes Wednesday but the fourth round of votes since the election began Tuesday.
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