Scalise Refused to Give Speech on Behalf of Jordan

Before the first vote today for speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) asked Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) to give him a nominating speech on the House floor and a source told CNN that Scalise wouldn’t do it.

When Scalise had the party’s nomination for speaker last week, Jordan made a speech nominating Scalise.

Jordan’s allies told Politico that if Scalise really tried to compel his supporters to rally around the Jordan, then he’d have the votes.