President Biden said Wednesday it was “embarrassing” that House Republicans were unable to select a speaker as party in-fighting continued for a second day.
“That’s not my problem. I just think it’s a little embarrassing it’s taking so long and the way they’re dealing with one another,” Biden told reporters on the White House lawn as he departed for a trip to Kentucky.
“What I’m focused on is getting things done. And I’m going down to Ohio and Kentucky today to demonstrate we can get things done. We passed an enormous bill bipartisanly,” Biden continued. It’s the first time since 1923 that a speaker wasn’t elected on the first ballot. A source involved in anti-McCarthy strategizing told The Post that the group of 20 Republican holdouts plan to force McCarthy to quit the race.
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