{"id":62663,"date":"2026-11-11T23:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T23:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/trump-ally-jim-jordan-elected-u-s-house-republican-leader-after-midterm-election-rout\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T23:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T23:56:46","slug":"trump-ally-jim-jordan-elected-u-s-house-republican-leader-after-midterm-election-rout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/trump-ally-jim-jordan-elected-u-s-house-republican-leader-after-midterm-election-rout\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump ally Jim Jordan elected U.S. House Republican leader after midterm election rout"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jim Jordan, a hardline ally of President Donald Trump<\/a>, was elected leader of the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 10, 2026), defeating fellow conservative Steve Scalise as the party reckons with a crushing midterm election defeat.<\/p>\n

Mr. Jordan, the combative chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, beat the current majority leader by 106 votes to 73 in a secret ballot, U.S. media reported, putting him in charge of the party’s opposition to the incoming Democratic majority.<\/p>\n

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The Ohio congressman will replace House Speaker Mike Johnson, who announced he was stepping down from leadership after Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress in last week’s elections.<\/p>\n

Senate Republicans meanwhile reelected John Thune as their leader, retaining their existing leadership team despite demands from conservatives for a reckoning over the election losses.<\/p>\n

Mr. Jordan, a founding member of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, had pitched himself as the fighter Republicans need to confront Democrats during the final two years of Trump’s presidency.<\/p>\n

His victory represented a rejection of the party’s established leadership, with Mr. Scalise having served in senior Republican positions for more than a decade.<\/p>\n

Both men are staunch Trump allies, but the president declined to endorse either candidate.<\/p>\n

The contest was a rematch of their 2023 battle for the speakership following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n

Mr. Scalise initially won the Republican nomination but withdrew after failing to secure sufficient support, while Mr. Jordan subsequently lost three votes on the House floor before Mr. Johnson emerged as a compromise candidate.<\/p>\n

Mr. Jordan, a former champion wrestler who has represented Ohio in Congress since 2007, built his reputation as a political brawler and fierce critic of the Republican establishment. Former speaker John Boehner once branded him a “legislative terrorist” for his uncompromising tactics.<\/p>\n

He also emerged as a leading defender of Mr. Trump during congressional investigations into the president’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.<\/p>\n

Mr. Thune’s reelection as Senate Republican leader came after conservative lawmakers temporarily stalled proceedings, demanding a clearer strategy for confronting the incoming Democratic majority. “I appreciated the opportunity to have an open, honest, and transparent conversation with my colleagues today,” he said in a statement, adding that he was honored to retain their support.<\/p>\n

Mr. Thune, who will become Senate minority leader in January, pledged to work with Mr. Trump and oppose Democratic efforts to enact what he called their “far-left, liberal agenda.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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