Biden: GOP speaker drama 'embarrassing,' 'not a good look' - The Associated Press - en Español

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said House Republicans’ inability to unify down a talker candidate, which has prevented the enclosure from opening its legislative business, was “embarrassing” and “not a bully look” for the country.

Speaking astatine the White House connected Wednesday earlier traveling to Kentucky for an lawsuit to item past year’s bipartisan infrastructure instrumentality with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Biden said of Republicans, “I anticipation they get their enactment together.” Biden said that “the remainder of the satellite is looking” astatine the chaotic scenes connected the House level but that his absorption was connected “getting things done.”

“That’s not my problem,” the Democratic president said of the talker vote. “I conscionable deliberation it’s truly embarrassing it’s taking truthful long.” He declined to accidental whether helium had immoderate prime for the talker job, adding “I person nary idea” who volition prevail.

House Republicans’ prime campaigner for the job, Kevin McCarthy of California, failed to triumph the required bulk connected 3 ballots connected Tuesday — the archetypal clip successful a period a talker hasn’t been selected connected the archetypal ballot. Members-elect were acceptable to instrumentality to the enclosure connected Wednesday for additional balloting.

A talker is required for the would-be members to beryllium sworn-in and for the chamber’s concern to begin.