Republicans have at long last elected a House speaker: Representative Mike Johnson, a fundamentalist Christian who was also once called a key āarchitectā in Congressās efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.
Johnson finally secured the speakerās gavel after Republican infighting left the House without a speaker for 22 days. He secured 220 votes.
Johnson is a four-term congressman representing Louisiana. His win also represents the rise of the MAGA front in the Republican Party. Earlier Wednesday morning, Donald Trump endorsed Johnson as House speakerāafter quickly killing Mike Emmerās nomination the day before.
We can hopeā¦ but if heās smarter than Kevin McCarthy (which, granted, doesnāt take much) he likely didnāt agree to the same provisions that allowed Gaetz to call for a vote. So unfortunately heās probably there until the next election unless a majority decides to motion for his removal, but I could be wrong.
The House rules havenāt had a changeā¦ any amendments to the rules would need to be presented in a motion and voted on by the full House.
In principle heās susceptible to the same threats as McCarthy. However since heās loved by the Treason Causcus and the āmoderatesā fear making the party look inept with another speaker battleā¦
I meant the personal concessions that McCarthy made to get elected Speaker to begin with. I donāt think those concessions were adopted into the general House rules that would apply to the next Speaker, but again, I could be wrong.