Rep.-elect Don Leonard of Ohio said Tuesday that “senior members of the Democratic House” have threatened to make his life “a living hell” unless he backs, without conditions, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to be the next Speaker of the House.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

That's the same thing in this conversation. There needs to be a majority of the House to vote for the Speaker, and the Republicans won't vote for a Democratic Speaker, so that means 40 Dems need to defect in order to dethrone Jeffries.

  • source
  • parent