• Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    10
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    2 months ago

    There was the one that got him speaker

    That vote was 209 Democrats and 220 Republicans. A straight party line vote.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      19
      ·
      2 months ago

      That’s right, I was confusing him with the last republican speaker Dems voted for.

      Still not sure why we bailed him out after he tried to impeach Biden for bullshit reasons

      • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        10
        ·
        2 months ago

        The previous speaker was McCarthy. The final ballot was 216 to 212 in a straight party line vote.

        Democrats did vote for his ouster, when a motion to vacate was brought.

      • Triasha@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 months ago

        He was bailed out because he passed Ukraine aid. (And Israel aid, and Taiwan). And before that he avoided a government shutdown.

        He caved on democratic priorities, which, sure, he should have done anyway, but he broke the Hastert rule for the first time in decades.