Skip to main content
Tags: joe biden | kevin mccarthy | house speaker

WH: Biden Won't 'Insert Himself' Into Speakership Vote

By    |   Tuesday, 03 January 2023 05:45 PM EST

President Joe Biden will not "insert himself" into the speakership elections as the House goes through multiple votes, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., lost the first three votes for Speaker of the House after a small group of GOP critics vowed to vote against him no matter how many rounds the balloting goes through. He is the first speaker-nominee to lose the first vote since 1923.

“We’re certainly not going to insert ourselves in what’s happening on the other side of Pennsylvania Avenue,” Jean-Pierre told reporters.

Since Biden served in the Senate for 34 years, he is familiar with congressional protocol, which does not involve the president, she noted, according to The Hill.

“He was a senator, he understands how this process works, and he’s just not going to insert himself, he’s going to let the process play out and continue to do the work of the American people,” Jean-Pierre added.

Biden has a busy schedule with internal meetings, she said when asked whether Biden watched Tuesday's votes.

“We are going to allow the Republican conference to have their process play out,” she said, adding that the administration will work with Democrats, Republicans and independents in the new session.

“What we saw was the American people said very loudly and clearly, they wanted us to come together and work towards a common ground,” she said, pointing to Democrats seeing better midterm results than expected.

© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

Sign up for Newsmax’s Daily Newsletter

Receive breaking news and original analysis - sent right to your inbox.

(Optional for Local News)
Privacy: We never share your email address.

Politics
President Joe Biden will not "insert himself" into the speakership elections as the House goes through multiple votes, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday.
joe biden, kevin mccarthy, house speaker
242
2023-45-03
Tuesday, 03 January 2023 05:45 PM
Newsmax Media, Inc.
Join the Newsmax Community
Read and Post Comments
Please review Community Guidelines before posting a comment.
 

Interest-Based Advertising | Do not sell or share my personal information

Newsmax, Moneynews, Newsmax Health, and Independent. American. are registered trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc. Newsmax TV, and Newsmax World are trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc.

NEWSMAX.COM
America's News Page
© 2025 Newsmax Media, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Download the Newsmax App
NEWSMAX.COM
America's News Page
© 2025 Newsmax Media, Inc.
All Rights Reserved