Mitt Romney: Jim Jordan "probably not the first choice I would've made" for speaker
Posted on AllSides October 17th, 2023
From The Left
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney criticized House Republicans for allowing such a small minority within the GOP to call the shots, by selecting Republican Rep. Jim Jordan to be their speaker. Romney spoke with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell in an exclusive interview, as House Republicans continue to struggle to elect a permanent speaker, after a handful of hardliners in the party ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the post earlier this month. The path forward for Republicans and the House remains uncertain, after Jordan lost 20 Republicans...