A top House Republican said that if the GOP cannot elect a House speaker in the near future then a “deal will have to be done” with Democrats in the lower chamber, coming after the Democrats’ minority leader made a similar claim.
In an appearance on CBS' “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) was asked about whether there is a scenario in which certain Republicans will have to work with Democrats to elect a speaker, coming around two weeks after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted. Mr. Turner, who heads the powerful Intelligence Committee, said he prefers to elect a Republican and supports Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) bid.
