Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) says his wife received multiple anonymous text messages that warned what would happen to his political career if he didn’t back Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) run for the House speaker role.
“Jim’s been nice, one-on-one, but his broader team has been playing hardball,” Bacon told Politico in a story published Tuesday.
In an exchange that Politico’s Olivia Beavers shared on X, formerly Twitter, the unidentified texter asked Bacon’s wife: “Why is your husband causing chaos by not supporting Jim Jordan? I thought he was a team player.”
Bacon’s wife replied: “Who is this???”
The texter said: “Your husband will not hold any political office ever again. What a disappoint (sic) and failure he is.”
Bacon’s wife fired back: “He has more courage than you. You won’t put your name to your statements.”
In another message, Bacon’s wife was urged: “Talk to your husband tell him to step up and be a leader and help the Republican Party get a speaker there’s too much going on in the world for all this going on in the Republican Party you guys take five steps forward and then turn around take 20 steps backwards no wonder our party always ends up getting screwed over.”
Bacon ended up voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who was ousted from the position earlier this month, instead of Jordan on Tuesday.
dronesclubmember on October 18th, 2023 at 10:01 UTC »
The Republicans are where they are because they refused to put the extremist wing of their party in a box.
Now, they are being eaten by the monster they created.
Abhorrent that his wife is receiving threats, but unfortunately the party has enabled these people to become like this because they've let them get away with it.
dbeman on October 18th, 2023 at 09:31 UTC »
“Bacon’s wife fired back: ‘He has more courage than you. You won’t put your name to your statements.’”
With this single statement she is more qualified to be Speaker than Jordan is…while at the same time proves that she has far too much integrity and hutzpah to have anything to do with the House.
Borazon on October 18th, 2023 at 08:52 UTC »
I don't know why you would be convinced by this sort of intimidation tactics to vote for Gym. Does anyone think the guy would become less authoritarian once he seizes power?