Fox News host Brian Kilmeade is caught fuming on hot mic after House Republicans vote against Jim Jordan: ‘Dumbass’

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has been caught on a hot mic in anger after House Republicans failed to elect Republican Rep. Jim Jordan as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Kilmeade was heard expressing his frustration with Rep. Don Bacon after the Republican did not vote for Jordan on Tuesday, but instead voted for Kevin McCarthy.

When the lawmakers’ names were read by the clerk of the House of Representatives during a roll call vote, Bacon answered “McCarthy,” who is not running for speaker after being impeached earlier this month.

The host of Fox’s morning show Fox & Friends responded by calling the Nebraska congressman a “dumbass” live on air.

Jordan suffered a disastrous loss on Tuesday in his first attempt to become speaker of the House of Representatives.

The House of Representatives has gone into recess as the Republican firebrand faces holdouts within his party in an effort to gain more votes.

Jordan can cast as many votes as he wants and it is not clear whether he will abandon his bid for speaker at any point. The recently ousted Kevin McCarthy got 15 votes before becoming chairman.

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.

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, former Rep. Lee Zeldin and others who were not on the ballot.

It is unclear whether the Republican troublemaker will immediately move for a second vote, or whether he will ask for time to get the 20 Republican defectors who voted against him on his side.

The Republican Party’s dysfunction shows no signs of abating and some worry that things will only get worse for Jordan during additional rounds of voting. Representative Ken Buck – who voted for Emmer – told CNN that although he voted for him, “I don’t like Tom Emmer.”

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.

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

Congress is paralyzed, unable to conduct business, and has only a month left before the government runs 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!’

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.

In the first vote for McCarthy, 19 voted for a Republican other than him. By the 14th round of voting, only six holdouts remained.

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.