Fox News’s Bret Baier is scheduled to host a televised forum for the three candidates for Speaker of the House — an unusual move that follows Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) unprecedented ouster as Speaker.
House Majority Leader Scalise (R-La.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) would participate in the event on Monday at 6 p.m. EST.
The three men will all appear on the same stage together, according to two sources familiar with the plans, a format that Fox News is billing as a “joint interview” rather than a “debate.”
The network said Baier will “press the congressmen on who should be the next Speaker of the House and discuss the issues facing Congress and the Republican party going forward.”
If they’re going to do this, they should include Hakeem Jeffries, as well. Yes, Jeffries is a Democrat, and the current Minority Leader of the House, but he has the votes of all Democrats, which means he likely has more support now than any of the Republican candidates.
Just like the Republican candidates have to convince a handful of Ultra MAGA representatives, Jeffries only has to convince a handful of more moderate Republicans.
Although, especially with Jim Jordan in the mix, it’s possible that the three candidates might ruin the GOP on their own.