Three congressmen vying to replace Kevin McCarthy as the next House speaker nixed plans to participate in a televised Fox News candidate forum shortly after the network announced plans for the Monday night special.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) all confirmed Friday afternoon they would not take part in the now-canceled event after an outcry from their colleagues.
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The program, to be hosted by Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier, would have aired a day before the House Republican Conference is scheduled to hold its own forum of speaker candidates behind closed doors.
The House intends to begin voting for the new speaker on Wednesday of next week after McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted in a floor vote this past Tuesday.
Hern, who has not formally entered the race against Jordan and Scalise, but is considering it, said he would “not be participating in the televised debate” in a post to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
“We need to make this decision as a conference, not on TV,” he said.
“The Republican conference needs a family discussion.”
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