Rep. Drew Ferguson mentioned the demise threats began coming into his workplace as quickly as he flipped his vote away from Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House.
Scott Macfarlane of CBS News reported:
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Rep Drew Ferguson (R-GA), who defected from Jim Jordan yesterday, “Shortly after casting that vote, my family and I started receiving death-threats. That is simply unacceptable, unforgivable, and will never be tolerated.”
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) October 19, 2023
Just requested Rep Ken Buck (R-CO) if Rep Jim Jordan may do extra to tamp down the threats being issued to House GOP members by agitators …
Buck mentioned — sure he may
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) October 19, 2023
It isn’t simply House Republicans who vote towards Jordan who’re getting demise threats. It can also be their spouses.
The spouse of Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) has acquired demise threats, in keeping with NBC News:
The spouse of Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., has acquired nameless, threatening textual content messages this week pressuring her to steer her husband to help Jordan.
Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., mentioned his staffers have been “cussed out” in telephone calls from Jordan supporters.
And Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., mentioned he was so upset with pro-Jordan robocalls to voters in his South Florida district that he personally informed Jordan to name off the assault canines.
On Wednesday evening, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, mentioned in an announcement that she’d acquired “credible death threats and a barrage of threatening calls” after she switched her vote to a different Republican within the second spherical of voting.
Jordan, Fox News, Newsmax, and others in conservative media may put a cease to all of this by taking a stand and telling Jordan’s supporters to chop it out. They received’t as a result of they’re pulling from Trump’s anti-democracy playbook of threats and intimidation.
Jim Jordan received’t maintain a 3rd vote for Speaker, however he isn’t quitting. Instead, Jordan is backing non permanent Speaker Patrick McHenry to carry the put up till January. In the meantime, Jordan will maintain operating, and the chances are that he received’t denounce the demise threats to his fellow Republicans.
Jason is the managing editor. He can also be a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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