Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa said she received 'credible death threats' after she did not support Jordan for House speaker on Wednesday.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has condemned the 'abhorrent' threats made against Republicans who have not supported his bid to become House speaker.Jordan, who failed to get enough support from his own party to replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker for the second time on Wednesday, issued a statement after Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa said she received 'credible death threats' for not backing Jordan for the role.
Don Bacon of Nebraska, who twice voted for McCarthy to return to the role he was ousted from, also spoke out against anonymous threats, he said, his wife, Angie Bacon, received amid the House speaker voting.Speaking to CNN's Jake Tapper, the Nebraska congressman said that the intimidation tactic did not 'have the desired effect' on influencing his vote.'If they think a pressure campaign or bullying campaign is going to work for me, it's not,' Bacon said.
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