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Posted on 11/10/2026 11:56:09 AM PST by DFG
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will be President Donald Trump's top defender in Congress next year after winning a closed-door election for minority leader on Tuesday, sources told Fox News Digital.
Jordan defeated Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., currently the House of Representatives' No. 2 leader, in what's believed to be a narrow race. Jordan received 106 votes to Scalise’s 73, sources in the room told Fox News Digital.
Fox News Digital heard loud, sustained applause from outside in the hallway when Jordan’s win became official.
Republicans huddled for a candidate forum on Tuesday morning where all GOP lawmakers running for leadership positions were peppered with questions by their colleagues.
Sources inside the room for their Tuesday morning leadership forum said Scalise and Jordan both pitched themselves as the best person to unify the conference, but also signaled they would give a wide berth for lawmakers to "vote their districts," as one person put it.
The question-and-answer session for House Republicans before electing their leader was largely cordial, Fox News Digital was told. Several people inquired about how both prospective leaders would unify the conference after their midterm losses and how they would handle leaks to journalists, Fox News Digital was told.
Jordan himself told Fox News Digital he believed the forum went well but declined to go further, stating he does not divulge details of closed-door meetings.
The voting body consisted of incumbent House Republicans and GOP members-elect who are projected to win their races from last week's midterms. Votes were cast via secret ballot, meaning none of those in the room had to reveal who they chose.
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I prefer Scalise but Jordan should be ok
Same here.
Both are good.
Tell me what this hack politician has done for us, The American Citizen. Every piece of legislation he sponsored that passed was during the obama admin, which means it was good for the democrats.
Wasn’t Jordan the one who got rejected because he was perceived as “too conservatives” two years ago?
Yep, same.
Jim Jordan is just like Trey Gowdy. Full of talk. Nothing ever happens.
I don’t think as bad as that fraud Gowdy but yes.
Apparently the House GOP likes wrestling coaches.
Another Boomer Con, great
Deck chairs on the Titanic.
I can live with that. The bigger deal is Senate minority leader.
Jordan is absolutely useless, as are 90% of the republican'ts in Congress.
Yeah Carnival Barker like Gowdy with slightly better hair.
Steve Scalia’s is John Thune. 🙄
Jordan is all talk and no action.
Yep. And he is beholden to big tech donors.
The will fight like tigers now that they are in the minority.
Thune was just elected Minority Leader of the Senate.
I hope the new Speaker makes him wear his coat at work.
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