The recently announced and highly anticipated televised Fox News forum with three contenders for House Speaker fell apart on Friday.
Host Bret Baier was scheduled to host House Majority Leader Scalise (R-La.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) for a Monday event that Fox News billed as a “joint interview” rather than a debate.
However, shortly after the event was announced it prompted backlash from GOP members who called to adjust the plan.
A spokesperson for Jordan first said he wanted to adjust the schedule so that the candidates talk to the GOP conference first. The conference is scheduled to host a closed-door forum on Tuesday.
“Mr. Jordan is always happy to share his plan for the country, but he believes it is crucial to meet with the GOP conference before the event,” a spokesperson for the Ohio lawmaker said in a statement first shared with CNN.
Shortly after, Hern publicly pulled out.
“I still haven't made a decision on my candidacy for speaker, but I know one thing for sure. I will not be participating in the televised debate,” Hern wrote on X hours after the event was announced. “We need to make this decision as a conference, not on TV. The Republican conference needs a family discussion.”
Scalise then also decided to not participate in the scheduled debate, a source confirmed to The Hill.
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