Incoming House GOP leader Jim Jordan on Hannity: 'They're for higher taxes, we're for lower taxes and more freedom'

In one of his first prime-time interviews since House Republicans picked him as their leader for the next Congress, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told Sean Hannity on Wednesday night that the party should stop looking for a middle ground with Democrats and draw the contrast instead, in a clip shared on X by Benny Johnson.

"How do you reconcile secure borders and open borders? How do you reconcile higher taxes and lower taxes?" Jordan asked. "I don't see the middle ground that people think might exist there." Republicans, he said, should do "what Ronald Reagan talked about. You paint with big bold colors and you show the difference."

"They're for big government and higher taxes, we're for lower taxes and more freedom," Jordan said. "They're for an open border, sanctuary jurisdictions and more violence. We're for a secure border and less crime. They're for a weak military. We're for a strong military."

Jordan also pointed to housing, noting that the average first-time home buyer is now 39, and said changes in the tax code could help young families buy sooner. House Republicans elected Jordan leader on Tuesday, 106-73 over Majority Leader Steve Scalise, with Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota staying on as whip. Democrats take control of the House in January.