Steve Scalise

“I actually have my eye on Democrats,” he said, wondering when they would “be part of any solution.”

The 58-year-old lawmaker said he would remain in his position as majority leader of the House.

To survive the roll call vote in the full House of Representatives, Steve Scalise will need near-unanimous support from the GOP conference.

Republicans are now realizing that getting rid of Kevin McCarthy wasn’t the cure-all that some conservatives had hoped it would be.

Both men know getting into detail on spending strategy could be fatal for their House speakership bids.

Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan reportedly called it off amid growing anger from GOP colleagues that the Fox News event will make the speaker’s race into a “circus.”