• pastabatman@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    From the linked article from The Hill:

    “I like Tom Emmer a lot as a person, but I couldn’t support him as Speaker of the House. He didn’t object to Joe Biden’s electoral college vote,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)

    Screaming internally

    • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Which very much summarizes the situation: One part of the party does not want a criminal as a speaker, and another part does not want anyone but a criminal in that position.