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All In with Chris Hayes

20 Republicans vote against Jim Jordan on first speaker ballot

All In with Chris Hayes

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🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Guests: Ali Vitali, Brendan Buck, Tara Setmayer, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ayman Mohyeldin, Nayyera Haq Jim Jordan is rejected as speaker in spite of the MAGA shakedown. Tonight: why the next vote has been delayed—and how Democrats are keeping their options open. Then, the scene in Gaza where each sides is blaming each other for a deadly hospital blast has killed hundreds. And as President Biden departs for the region, what we know about what happens next between Israel and Hamas.

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0:00.0

Tonight on all-end, the Honorable Jim Jordan of the State of Ohio has received 200 votes.

0:07.9

The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries of the State of New York has received 212 votes.

0:14.4

Jim Jordan rejected as speaker in spite of the Maga shakedown.

0:19.0

We have a few sensitive little snowflakes in Congress.

0:23.0

Tonight, why the next vote has been delayed and how Democrats are keeping their options open.

0:28.9

There are a whole host of other Republicans who are respected on our side of the aisle.

0:32.9

Jim Jordan is not one of them.

0:35.2

Then, the scene in Gaza where each side is blaming each other for a deadly hospital blast

0:41.0

that's killed hundreds.

0:43.0

And as President Biden departs for the region, what we know about what happens next between

0:47.5

Israel and Hamas.

0:48.5

But all in, starts right now.

0:55.5

Good even from New York, I'm Chris Hayes, the Republican Party spent the entire day today

1:00.4

trying to install a chief coup plotter, a speaker of the House, and second in line to the

1:05.8

presidency.

1:06.8

Congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio received the party's nomination for Speaker last week

1:11.8

after ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 days ago and the party failing to secure enough

1:17.6

votes to elevate majority leader Steve Scalise.

1:21.6

This afternoon, Republicans took the vote on Jim Jordan to the House floor, where he

1:25.4

received 200 yes votes.

1:28.6

That's 17 shy of the number he needed to secure a majority.

1:32.1

Now, that was actually a pretty significant improvement for Jordan, closing the gap by

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