House Republicans voted out Jim Jordan as their House speaker nominee after he tried – and failed – three times to capture enough support to become GOP leader. 

He was ousted in a closed-door vote 86-112 Friday afternoon. The House recessed following the vote and will not be back until 6 p.m. ET on Monday for a new candidate forum. 

Jordan supporters decried that the vote had happened on a blind ballot – meaning Jordan and his allies do not get to see who voted him down. 

The House has gone 17 days without a speaker and is paralyzed and unable to do business with less than a month until the government shuts down again.

‘I told the conference it was an honor to be their speaker designee. But I felt it was important that we all — we all know an answer to the question, do they want me to continue in that in that role. And so we put the question to them they made a decision,’ Jordan said after the meeting where the vote was held. 

‘I’m also going to go back to work. We got we got several depositions lined up next week in the Judiciary Committee,’ he went on. ‘But it’s important we do unite. Let’s — let’s figure out who that individual is, get behind him and get to work for the American people.’ 

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