The Daily Beast reports:
A room of House Republicans audibly “gasped” during a Tuesday confrontation over gay marriage between Reps. Rick Allen (R-GA) and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, who had earlier won the House GOP’s nomination for Speaker.
A source familiar with the showdown confirmed the timeline of events to The Daily Beast, which was first reported by Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman.
During the closed GOP conference meeting on Tuesday, Allen confronted Emmer as he was answering questions from members, according to this source. Citing Emmer’s position on gay marriage, Allen told him, “you don’t need to get right with me, you need to get right with Jesus,” which sent gasps through the room.
Read the full article. Rick Allen [photo above] last appeared here when he argued for raising the Social Security age, claiming that “people come up to me all the time saying they actually want to work longer.”
Sources told me the room gasped. https://t.co/S19n1DXdFW
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 24, 2023