Rep. Mike Collins channels speaker battle frustration through memes 'with a little help'

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  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

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  • Politician Portrayal

    92% Negative

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"Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) has been poking fun at the House Republicans' inability to elect a speaker of the House through a series of colorful memes posted to X, formerly Twitter."
Positive
8% Conservative
"But you can still take a moment, Collins added."
Positive
8% Conservative
"MUSCLES IN SPEAKER DEBATEAsked if he runs his social media on his own, Collins told the Washington Examiner in an interview Friday, Let's just put it this way: You know how that works."
Positive
6% Conservative
"When the comms director gets back from her wedding week off, y'all please tell her I've been behaving, the Georgia Republican wrote Thursday on X.The memes began on Oct. 12 after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) had been nominated for speaker in conference the day prior but a floor vote hadn't been scheduled."
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0% Conservative
"In response, Collins seemed to suggest himself as a speaker."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Afterward came a Collins meme."
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-4% Liberal
"In a meme shared on Oct. 13, after Jordan was voted the new Republican nominee, Collins poked fun at the predicament."
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-6% Liberal
"Say the line, a photo Collins posted to X said following the ballot."
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-6% Liberal
"Speaker Collins is the only way out, a post to X said."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"In a second failed vote for Jordan, he saw 22 Republicans vote against him -- more than on the first ballot."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the next GOP nominee, failed his first speaker ballot on Tuesday, losing 20 Republican supporters, which was more than his team had expected."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"In a conference meeting following the ballot, Jordan stepped aside as the nominee, making room for a new member to try his or her luck."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"During a third vote on Friday for a speaker, Jordan once again failed to meet the threshold of necessary votes to become speaker, with 25 Republicans defecting."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINERFormer Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was ousted when Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) forced a vote on a motion to vacate earlier this month, reportedly didn't answer when asked if he would run for speaker again after the conference meeting."
Negative
-42% Liberal
"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINERFormer Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who was ousted when Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) forced a vote on a motion to vacate earlier this month, reportedly didn't answer when asked if he would run for speaker again after the conference meeting."
Negative
-42% Liberal

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