Jim Jordan elected House GOP minority leader

politicsNov 10, 202612626,497

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan was elected House Republican minority leader, defeating Majority Leader Steve Scalise 106-73. This was Jordan’s third attempt to lead House Republicans, and outlets note he is a combative defender of former President Donald Trump. Social posts highlighted backlash, recalling allegations from former Ohio State wrestlers that they said Jordan knew their team doctor was abusing them, and quoted Adam DiSabato’s public remarks about Jordan. House Democrats reclaimed the majority in the midterms, with posts noting Democrats have won at least 254 House seats and could reach nearly 260, a margin House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the largest majority this century. Supporters framed Jordan as a strong partisan choice; Representative Mike Johnson was quoted calling him "an honest broker" and "a good man."

MeidasTouch

@meidastouch.com

NEWS: The GOP lost the House and has now responded by making Jim Jordan the minority leader. The same Jim Jordan who multiple former Ohio State wrestlers say knew their team doctor was sexually abusing them — and did nothing. This is who they chose after getting crushed at the polls.

54072d ago

𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐆 🇨🇦 🇺🇦🌻🦋68

Miller and Jordan... I'll say no more.

CatVanDooh64

Not the same Jim Jordan who disobeyed a subpoena, Jim Jordan? 🚬😎

Ole Badger 🦡🧀48

Absolutely useless, partisan thug. baynews9.com/fl/tampa/new...

Tammy E 🦋42

Jim Jordan and Stephen Miller are big FUs to America. Nothing new here.

Don Comer25

Gym was up to his gills in the January 6th insurrection, talking on the phone with Trump multiple times. Sedition ought to be a disqualifier.

MJ Howson23

Oh. Wait. This isn’t The Onion?!?!

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Eric Idle53

Perhaps nobody decent wants to work for them now.

꧁༺𝓜𝔃𝓜𝓲𝓪𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓪 ༻꧂11

And theres so much more...J6/ Epstein files..😖

Sara Margarita Medina Ramos4

Oh my... Rep pedophile protector and an alleged sex abuser, Jim Jordan, is now the minority house speaker replacing Mike Johnson

GrtGmaVal3

What a disgusting human he is!

📎Hope🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🪬🟦3

Gym will reach the FO portion real soon. I hear the Clooney doc is finally going to be released.

Hawkeye 🚫👑 💙👊🏼2

Well, in their defense, Trump did hire Stephen Miller as Chief of Staff … < oh > I guess that’s *not* much of a defense. 🤭

serialtwo_six2

tell me you haven't learned anything at all without telling me you haven't learned anything

Herbefol (aka Emmanuel Tollé)2

A la chambre des représentants, les républicains se choisissent comme nouveau chef un type qui a couvert un violeur. Si on avait voulu caricaturer ce parti comme étant celui des pédophiles et des violeurs, on aurait difficilement fait mieux. Le GOP a donc décidé de continuer à fond vers le gouffre.

🦋MOM🦋2

DC eats any remaining brain cells officials have once they arrive at the capitol.

Lisa Wilson, Esq.2

GOP = government of pedophiles.

Mrs. Betty Bowers

@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

With Trump appointing Stephen Miller and the GOP House just electing Jim Jordan as minority leader, Republicans send a clear message that their plan going forward is to significantly dial up their confrontational obnoxiousness.

41742d ago

fingbullshit.bsky.social61

They are showing us who they are: nazis

petergriffin28.bsky.social31

Doubling down is what they do. There will be absolutely NO FUCKING REACHING ACROSS THE AISLE. Jeffries and Schumer, thank you for your service, now go take a seat in the back. America has spoke and they want change at every level- that includes you two (if not especially). New leadership!

A. de Chastelaine26

With Tommy Tuberville exiting, Republicans found the second dumbest mtrfvckr in Congress and made him Speaker of the House. Well done.

Kendra23

U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (Ohio) - has focused his career primarily on national conservative politics, high-profile congressional investigations, and party leadership rather than local or state-specific legislative projects for Ohio. . And the idiots in Ohio kept him in office.

𝒲𝒜ℒ𝒯 🇪🇺💯✊🏼💙🌊🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦋🫘🔵15

They won’t leave until they are carried out in a box!

schnoidl15

that should be comical, he's an actual imbecile, not just playing a character

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GirlFuturist5

As disgusting as it is, this is good news for the 2028 election. Next blue tsunami coming.

Christopher Webb

@cwebbonline.com

NEW: Jim Jordan was just elected House Minority Leader. The lesson Republicans learned from losing was to double down on the same playbook voters just rejected.

37052d ago

Zookie 🍁 🪉kindness costs nothing62

Let them kill themselves. So far, they are doing a stellar job of it.

Alicia50

They just love their abusers, racists & pedos. JFC.

K. Moore 🦋📚🎼24

Terrible choice. Complicit in the sexual abuse of Ohio State wrestlers.

Christian Petersen23

They have no option but to keep blindly ploughing forward with the fundamental idiocy and ignorance of MAGA because they have literally nothing else.

MicheleMuse 💙🌈🦋🇺🇦19

And Dems in leadership need to understand that republicans are not going to reach across the aisle.

drjewkes15

Maybe they can finally get him to show up for the hearing they subpoened him for. It's still outstanding.

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@sassy0210.bsky.social38

Like swapping out herpes for chlamydia. 🙄

ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected20

Well, they ain't planning on stopping pedophiles anytime soon then. 😕

PHL SportsNut4

It was dems will do too, if we let them.

SDDPHOTO4

AA NOT GOP ASSHOLES, ANONYMOUS

2BRing22

Cool, Gym Jordan is gonna have to answer for his crimes!

That Snarky Autistic Chick2

Psychopaths can't learn from their mistakes, because as far as they're concerned, they don't make mistakes.

Robin OG ANTIFASCIST!2

Do they really think Jordon can make a difference over Johnson? They're both so far up MAGA's ass they can watch the food being chewed! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Julz 🦋 🇨🇦🇱🇷🚨2

GYM JORDAN IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES.

nan a2

Right?!? Basically trading one pedophile ass wipe for another 🆘😡 BUT Gymmie is the angrier version

Bartolo's Colon

@bigfatbartolocolon.bsky.social

Jim Jordan really wrestled with his decision to serve as minority leader, search "Jim jordan wrestling" to learn more

23482d ago

Bartolo's Colon84

this post finally helped me find my audience

Sean Marshall17

Is it anything like “Dennis Hastert wrestling?” Or do I really want to know?

democracy4u.bsky.social7

TRUMP "ARE YOU A STUPID PERSON" According to data from the Center for Effective Lawmaking Jim Jordan (R-OH) has consistently ranked among the least effective lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives regarding sponsoring or passing legislation

NastyGrim5

He is an idiot. Making him look stupid, foolish &/or ignorant will be a slam dunk for Democrats.

Literary Girl3

Oh yeah, the guy who ignored his subpoena

James 🤓3

How can he be minority leader if he’s not allowed around minors?

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Jerry Boyle3

Jordan will be the second sweaty wrestler taking the helm for House Republicans, following in the footsteps of Dennis Hastert.

The Lincoln Project

@lincolnproject.us

It's official. Jim Jordan, the leader of the Chaos Caucus, will be running the GOP. Republicans have doubled down on MAGA after getting hammered in the Election, showing they've not only learned nothing but also the magnitude of their contempt for the voters who delivered the message last week.

13802d ago

Randy-B-lusky16

In his defense, Gym is an expert on sexual abuse which is a specialty of the GOP.

Ms.ShawnaLouise10

Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake.

a-lot-to-say.bsky.social10

Electing Jim Jordan is an opportunity for Dems to highlight Jordan's is involvement in 2 pedophile cover ups. He covered up sexual assault of wrestlers when he was coach at The Ohio State University AND he is part of the Epstein cover up for Trump. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/11/i...

APB9

This is the real “trump derangement syndrome,” they are so tone deaf and delusional.

Michael Buckle, Ph.D.8

Doubling down on a guy who looked the other way as his sexually abused wrestlers were seeking his support at Ohio State. A foolish and not surprising move

Beachbard7

Dems should accept that collegial bipartisanship ended in 1990s when GOP initiated an "us v them" zero sum model of culture, politics & governance GOP eschewed bipartisanship (Hastert) & adopted Gingrich's lists of words Dems should focus on fulfilling the mandate of accountability & affordability.

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Jbrown8

Look at every modern right-wing movement. Their only response to a loss is to double down, but angrier. They have no other moves and that's why they're so dangerous.

ᴄᴏʟᴏʀᴀᴅᴏ ʀᴇꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ3

This is either going to be terribly scary or funny. Or both? #GymJordan is Trump/MAGA scraping the bottom of the barrel!

Dave Lack2

Best thing that can happen for Dems to take the Presidency in 2028 and increase their numbers in Congress is for the GOP to double and triple down on those “oh so popular” policies that led to a blue wave this election year. Great job, MAGA! No notes!

Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist2

Conservatives learning goddamned nothing and going right back to the same old shit that didn’t work the first five thousand times they tried it? I’m shocked. SHOCKED, I tell you.

SeekerofNoble2

The GOP double-downs on MAGA.

Alejandra Caraballo

@esqueer.net

Jim Jordan is now the second Republican house leader this century who is a former wrestling coach tied to a sexual abuse scandal of wrestlers he coached.

13862d ago

TMoney200712

They officially have a type.

Stina Womack8

Wow, they're really bringing their best. I started calling the GOP 'Gang Of Pedos' 10 yrs ago and it - amazingly - gets truer every year.

ohmsparty.bsky.social6

His goal is to protect pedophiles and authoritarian monsters. It's kind of his thing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

shawnkevin.bsky.social5

The confident smile of a man who thinks he's been rewarded with an albatross around his neck.

Adnama Rentlek3

Once is a mistake, twice is a choice.

Lizzz Farrell3

He's turning Ohio bluer by the minute.

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Craig Johnson15

this is one of those things that seems like it might be weird that it's happened twice, but isn't - the GOP loves both wrestling and abuse

Nick Fleisher6

For your party to have one House leader who is a former wrestling coach tied to a sexual abuse scandal of wrestlers he coached may be regarded as a misfortune…

NTurkey&Pie_Nate 🦃 🥧2

Which IS a lot, and it’s weird that it’s happened twice.

JoJoFromJerz

@jojofromjerz.bsky.social

The fact that this country just handed Republicans the ass kicking of the century, and their answer was to hand even MORE power to psychos like Stephen Miller and Jim Jordan tells you everything you need to know about them.

13992d ago

anaclaracantao.bsky.social39

It’s a fascinating strategy: double down on the exact toxicity that alienated voters in the first place. They are completely insulated from reality.

Brooklyn Bub14

Democrats should only reach across the aisle if they have a live cattle prod in their hands.

ReMarkable12

When they go low, they go lower

Spandrel7

All derived from the inescapable “Roy Cohn Rules”. Never admit defeat and instead double down on the original crime. It’s fun watching those now be the trap that he can’t escape.

Krakas5

Dem’s should learn from this and choose better leadership from the current shit show

Coach4

To be fair it sounds like we are handing the house and senate over to Jeffries and Chuck

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Brian Cole 🇨🇦15

Canada, the shitstorm continues. Do not let up. #cdnpoli

Paul Muad'Dib4

It is like a brick wall went up in front of Republicans and they decided to go with the "When in doubt, throttle out" mentality. I for one am all in for watching them go splat! :) #Blues #ProudBlue

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Mike Johnson on Jim Jordan: "He's an honest broker. He's a good man."

10002d ago

Mrs. Betty Bowers835

Yes, Jim Jordan is such an honest man, he once said he'd never heard Donald Trump say anything that wasn't true. What an honest broker!

❗️ We’re The Resistance, We Will Never Go Back To JimCrow❗️37

Tell that to the boys who were asking him for help when they were being molested by their coach, turn a blind eye Jim is not an honest broker.

Lars S. Sørensen28

How many subpoenas did Jordan ignore in the the Jan 6. investigation?

CC Always Blue26

He will also protect pedophiles

Chip Pate18

The Republican Party led by an adjudicated rapist and accused pedophile has just elected as its U.S. House leader someone credibly accused by survivors as being involved in the Ohio State University student-athlete sexual-abuse scandal. 🚨 This is what the entire Republican Party is now.

Good Trouble14

🤮🤮Liar! Jim Jordan still hasn’t told us why Trump called him on Jan 6. He thinks we forgot.

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Jake_Vig42

I guess he missed all the parts of The Bible that explain how Jim Jordan is "dishonest" and "bad."

Anu5

Jim Jordan has brokered plenty of things in his life - deals, investigations & plausible deniability, none of which have ever met the definition of “honest.”

💥4

Funny way to pronounce "rape enabler"

Middlerage2

Jim Jordan sucks, but at least we’ll never have to see Orange Daddy’s best boy again.

Rusty Antel2

The rest of the country on Mike Johnson: “He’s a terrible judge of character.” #GymJordan

Matthew Gertz

@mattgertz.bsky.social

The House GOP's solution to crushing defeats is putting Sean Hannity's guy in charge. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jim...

7492d ago

Matthew Gertz202

From 2023, when Jordan tried to become House Speaker: www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jim...

Erik the Rural Juror18

the house republicans are the only minority he's willing to represent

Shoelaceofnot8

That's how decimated they are

gerrylev.bsky.social8

This is positive for Democrats. Jim Jordan and Stephen Miller will be great to run against in 2028.

Tom Forsyth7

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Laura A. Pike6

He's going to be nothing but combative. God, this gets old.

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Sen. Lemon Gogurt53

one thing we know about jim jordan is that he will have no idea what his staff's caucus (or his caucus' staff?) will be doing to kids

Bex 🖤🏴3

Okay, this Congressional session is about to get a whole lot funnier. House leader is usually a grandstanding position anyway, but Jordan's gonna be over the top with it.

donnayoungdc3

Gym Jordan - Pedophile Protector GOP - Guardians of Pedophiles

Michael Shopoff2

The perfect response to people saying they cover up for pedophiles is to put this guy front and center of your party

Kevin

@reginageorgebush.bsky.social

"House Republicans respond to 2026 by making Jim Jordan leader" is so obviously the opening five paragraphs to a December 2028 longread about how House Republicans managed to do the unthinkable and lose even more seats in two years

6032d ago

neuse river hag33

en dot wikipedia dot org forward slash wiki forward slash 2028_Demise_of_US_Republican_Party#Speaker_Gym_Jordan_Controvsery

NJ Blue Wave Enjoyer28

All it took for him to finally become leader was a catastrophic loss that annihilated their backbench and the assumption they won’t win the house back until 2030 at the earliest.

Alexis 🏳️‍⚧️15

god I knew it would be him I knew there was no way it would not be him

Median American Voter (Derogatory)6

Willing to guess that gym is going to be a shit fundraiser, let alone leader

Zerzura🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 🇨🇺⛓️‍💥5

this might be wishful thinking but at this rate the DSA might be able to start openly challenging mccarthy era laws and running outright communists

Always Listen To Learn2

Yup. They’ve added substantially to the odds of another blue wave in 2028! And they couldn’t help themselves thanks to the Drumpf playbook:

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LAISSEZ LES BOO QUESO ROULER19

in the span of a week, Trump elevated Stephen Miller to CoS, the Supreme Court let the border wall construction continue in Texas, and now the house republicans made Jim Jordan majority leader. They are not playing this game rationally.

Chels8

Its shows me that they truly are unhinged and do not get it. They are not even trying to learn.

lorem ipsum 🇧🇷🇺🇸7

We might be in constitutional amendment territory by the time MAGA's done with the Republicans.

Mike 🍁6

I really can't impress upon people enough that the only thing these nazi assholes know how to do is double down on their bullshit

spooky jorbo-lantern 🎃3

there will be so few republicans left by then, fetterman won't have a party to defect to

Scott Horton

@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Pedophile party picks Platinum card member of Epstein class, Gym Jordan, as their minority leader in the House. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

3912d ago

pietiplatsch.bsky.social3

Stupid as the GOP is, they have learned absolutely nothing from their election loss. They are already destroying their chances for 2028.

signlady530.bsky.social3

They're doing everything they can to tear the house down before they leave. These are just vindictive moves to prove a point -- even though they have no point.

Jeff 🌈2

How is this not The Onion?

Blank Reg2

and we thought Mike Johnson didn't see things. Gym did, and shut up about it.

adivinalo.bsky.social2

from bad to worst ...

lavandra.bsky.social1

In unity there is strength.

Kyle Griffin

@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING on MS NOW: Far-right conservative Jim Jordan will be the next House Minority Leader.

5082d ago

Say The Thing Tee74

Dennis Hastert would be proud.

Joel Klebanoff 🇨🇦60

Tell me the Republicans learned absolutely nothing from the midterms without telling me the Republicans learned absolutely nothing from the midterms,

Lateralusian21

Jim 'pedo protector' Jordan? I guess that checks out for republicans...

NOT NOW, MA!17

So they have learned nothing following last week. May he lead his party to the grave.

Texas Hill Country16

So they’re sticking with corrupt pedophile protectors. Good to know.

SteveG12

Great. Further GOP implosion ahead.

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Amanda Marcotte111

So blocking the Epstein files is GOP priority #1.

Alex Ip 葉清霖20

GOP: Genocidaires, Oligarchs, and Pedophiles

Da-ba-dee, da-ba-di...19

Say what you want about Dennis Hastert, at least with him the GOP could claim they didn't know.

Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם)13

Republicans are recommitting themselves to all the stuff that got Democrats elected. Hope Democrats do too.

💜 Big 💚 Roux 💛10

Doubling down on pervert enabling.

Kavita8

“It’s the voters who are out of touch.” *sets more houses on fire*

Matt in the Hat8

May the blue wave continue

David8

GOP: WE ARENT THE PARTY OF PEDOS! Also GOP:

Laura Haynes👩‍🔬🏀🙌🏽💙🐾8

Republicans have learned nothing 🙄

FactsStillMatter8

The Republican Party does not want to be saved otherwise they wouldn’t have elected this fucker.

LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸

@namwella1961.bsky.social

So, House Republicans voted Jim Jordan as their House Minority Leader. Jim Jordan has proposed zero legislation to solve any of the problems facing the country. Obstruction, not leadership, is all he's good for. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

2412d ago

Caffeine7

The GOP doesn't want government to work - that's the key.

By698!Q4

“Stunningly, over the course of 18 years in Congress, Jordan has never passed a piece of legislation.” - Claire Potter

BKMc374

Exactly! And here was his statement after the election: "Over the next two years House Republicans will fight for American families." What a laugh! All reporters should ever ask him, non-stop, is about the Ohio State scandal. Don't give him oxygen for him to say anything else.

Emily Giesel MD3

To quote JD Vance or whatever his name is, “ you aren’t even wearing a suit!” And also can’t pass the bar. And also can’t act like a functioning lawmaker. 🤮🤮🤮

gatitakitty3

The king of locker room sex assaults

Nicole Rizzuto3

Oh. The first time I saw this news I thought it was a joke.

Phil Lewis

@phillewis.bsky.social

House Republicans have elected hardliner Jim Jordan to be their leader, doubling down after last week’s midterm meltdown

2492d ago

Shola Hoon34

Cool, more men who look away from abuse.

Duncan26

Being a pedo or a pedo protector has to be a requirement at this point. jfc....

ryanhide.bsky.social18

This is like being named manager of a store closing in a month.

Rock Mountain11

Is this also Gym Jordan?

gawdzchild4eva.bsky.social4

The Republicans don't have a respectable and responsible person to pick from to lead the their House minority bc they are all the opposite and only care to serve the MAGA agenda. Jim Jordan is 🗑️. So are they all.