Jim Jordan FALLS SHORT in first vote for House Speaker: Disaster for top conservative as MULTIPLE GOP colleagues vote against him and sink his bid to replace McCarthy in more embarrassing scenes in Congress

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan suffered a disastrous loss in his first bid to become speaker of the House of Representatives, in even more chaotic scenes from Congress.

Several colleagues voted against the incendiary GOP member and appeared to condemn the opening vote before it even began.

Jordan quickly lost the support of four Republican lawmakers just minutes after voting began: Reps. Don Bacon, Mario Diaz-Balart, Jake Ellzey and Anthony D’Esposito, clinching his first bid as speaker.

The number of defectors continued to rise, with more Republicans voting for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Whip Tom Emmer, Rep. Mike Garcia, Lee Zeldin and others who were not on the ballot.

The 20 Republicans who voted against Jordan rejected his bid Tuesday afternoon. It is unclear whether the Republican troublemaker will move immediately for a second vote, or whether he will ask for time to get the defectors on his side.

Jordan could only afford to lose three Republican votes to reach a majority of 217, while all Democrats were expected to vote for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Republicans have been embroiled in a civil war since McCarthy became the first speaker in history to be ousted by colleagues two weeks ago when eight rebel GOP members voted to oust him.

Congress has been paralyzed for two weeks, unable to conduct business, and it will take another month for the government to run out of money again. The House of Representatives also cannot vote to provide much-needed aid to Israel after the brutal Hamas terror attack left more than 1,300 civilians dead and at least 29 Americans dead.

House Freedom Caucus founder Jordan emerged as the favorite after Rep. Steve Scalise abruptly dropped out last Thursday. Jordan, who is seen as a far-right alternative to the more established Scalise, worked overtime last weekend in an attempt to get Republicans on his side.

Former President Donald Trump endorsed Jordan for the top Republican position, reiterating his support in a post on Truth Social Tuesday.

“Jim Jordan will be a GREAT Speaker of the House of Representatives. As everyone knows, I long ago gave him my full and total approval!’

It was the first time the House of Representatives voted for speaker since Kevin McCarthy was impeached two weeks ago.

McCarthy himself urged Republican remainers to vote for Jordan — or vote “present” to lower the majority threshold — so the House could get back to work quickly. He publicly supported Jordan in the recorded vote in the House of Representatives.

When asked by CNN on his way to the House floor, Jordan said members could potentially vote on multiple ballots throughout the day to confirm a Republican leader.

“Whatever it takes to get a speaker today,” Jordan said about whether he was willing to go as many rounds as former Speaker McCarthy — whose January confirmation lasted five days and 15 rounds.

The House Judiciary Committee chairman also noted that he had not asked Trump to help count the lashes on his behalf.

He declined to respond to a question about a demand from fellow Republican Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., for Jordan to admit that the 2020 presidential election was not stolen.

On the floor, Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., gave a nomination speech for Jordan praising his work.

“He is an America First fighter who wins the toughest battles, going after corruption and holding himself accountable at the highest levels of government on behalf of WE THE PEOPLE.”

Democrats began chanting at the start of Rep. Pete Aguilar’s speech in support of Hakeem Jeffries, the incumbent minority leader.

“Hakeem, Hakeem, Hakeem” sounded from the enthusiastic Democrats from the audience.

They also began shouting “he said no” as Aguilar listed the many Democratic priorities Jordan had voted against, including Hurricane Sandy funding and others.

Aguilar labeled Jordan an “insurrection instigator” — referring to his vote against certifying the 2020 election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Jordan and his allies spent the weekend pressuring holdouts to vote for him — with the unspoken threat that if they didn’t, they would risk a primary challenge given Jordan’s popularity with grassroots conservatives .

While the House of Representatives is in turmoil, the bigger fights are on hold; in a month, government funding will run out again. House Republicans had hoped to pass 12 single-issue government funding bills by then, but it is almost certain they will need another continuing resolution (CR) to pass the funding deadline.

McCarthy laid a CR on the floor and that prompted his ouster. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., had long promised to introduce a motion to unseat the administration if McCarthy expanded government funding at 2023 levels instead of 12 separate bills.

Even if the House can pass all of its appropriations bills, it will have to work with the Senate to get the spending legislation through the Democratic-led Senate. Jordan is not known for his ability to work across the aisle — another factor that could draw skepticism from moderates.

The outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas has also increased pressure as Congress must decide whether to provide Israel with more defense aid.

On the other hand, Congress is also divided over whether Ukraine should provide more help in its fight against Russia.