Biden ‘Will Not Insert Himself’ Into House Speakership Vote: White House

U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) talks with reporters after a House Republican caucus meeting on the first day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 3, 2023. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

President Joe Biden will not interject himself into the rancorous battle for speaker of the House following the failure of the Republican Party to secure a successor to Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 3.

“The president served as a U.S. senator for 34 years and he understands how this process works,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday. “He certainly will not insert himself in that process.”