Jim Jordan, Republican congressman from Ohio and one of the politicians closest to President Donald Trump, will assume leadership of the Republican minority in the House of Representatives starting next year, coinciding with the swearing-in of the new Congress with a Democratic majority.
In an internal vote in which he obtained 106 votes in favor versus 73 votes against, Jordan has established himself as the leader of the Republicans in the House. Considered one of Trump’s most faithful allies, his reputation as a combative parliamentarian with an aggressive style suggests that the Republican Party will maintain a strategy of strong confrontation despite having lost control of Congress in midterm elections, which complicates the final stretch of Trump’s presidency.
After his election was confirmed, he has reiterated that Republicans in the House of Representatives "will fight for American families." "When the Democrats propose more government intervention, we will propose more freedom. And we will carry that fight to the committees, to the floor, and to the election campaign every day," he said.
Jordan already played a prominent role in 2023 in a failed attempt to take the presidency of the United States House of Representatives, in a context of strong internal division within the Republican Party itself over his candidacy. Finally, the consensus fell on the current president, Mike Johnson, whose term ends in January.