Fox News Pundit Has the Dumbest Take Yet on GOP’s Speaker Chaos

Republicans and pundits alike have come up with some increasingly absurd spins during the House GOP’s self-imposed leadership crisis, but Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz may have delivered the most pathetic take on Thursday.

Following a failed second round of votes that found him losing support among his GOP colleagues for Speaker of the House, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) retreated on Thursday and will reportedly back a plan to temporarily empower Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), the Speaker pro tempore.

Under this proposal, McHenry would be able to advance legislation and would reopen the House, which has been without a speaker since Kevin McCarthy was removed on Oct. 3. Jordan, whose bullying tactics have backfired during his campaign to secure the gavel, will remain the Speaker designee as he looks to regroup and shore up the 217 votes he needs.

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