Greene suggested that lawmakers should be allowed to return home for the weekend if there will not be a vote for the next House speaker before Friday.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling on GOP leaders to hold the vote for the next House Speaker before Friday in light of the former Hamas chief's call for mass protests this week.Khaled Mashal, who used to lead the Palestinian military group that bombarded Israel in a surprise attack Saturday, has called on Muslim communities around the world to 'head to the squares and streets of the Arab and Islamic world on Friday' and protest in support of Palestinians.
'And we all know we aren't going to be here this weekend.'Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana and current number two of the House GOP, was named as a possible contender for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's replacement after a closed-door party meeting on Wednesday. But the House Republicans appear to remain divided on who to push forward as their next leader, with Scalise narrowly earning the nomination on a 113-99 vote.
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