House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has dropped out of the race for House speaker.&nbsp;

He announced the decision following a closed-door meeting of Republicans Thursday evening.

Scalise won a Republican caucus vote for the nomination of speaker earlier this week, but many GOP members said they would not vote for him on the House floor.

<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/republican-majority-leader-steve-scalise.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks to reporters at a press conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 18, 2023 in Washington, DC.</span> <span>(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)</span></p></div></div>

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<div class="author-bio"><p>Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.</p></div>

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Scalise drops out of race for House speaker

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