A second-term GOP lawmaker said Wednesday she’s gotten death threats since her vote earlier in the day for a speaker candidate that wasn’t Rep. Jim Jordan, after backing the Ohio Republican a day earlier.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, switched her support on Wednesday to House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, who isn’t running for speaker but has led opposition to Jordan and supports House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., for the job.
Miller-Meeks wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that she backed Granger because “threatening tactics” by Jordan’s backers increased since Tuesday’s vote, “despite assurances” from the Ohioan’s team that would cease. But the threats apparently took a darker turn after Wednesday’s vote, Miller-Meeks said.
