Mike Johnson holds on to speakership following Trump endorsement



Mike Johnson was unanimously nominated to serve for a second term as speaker of the House on Wednesday.

Amid rumors of defection within the House Republican conference, Johnson has managed to unify the GOP behind him for a second time, running and securing the nomination unopposed. The official vote will take place in January once the new Congress begins.

During the meeting, Trump told the Republicans that he '100%' supports Johnson as speaker.

Although the House has not yet been called for either party, Republicans are projected to hold on to their majority. As of this writing, Republicans have secured 217 of the 218 seats needed to hold a majority while Democrats have won 207 seats.

While Republicans are set to retain control of the House, they will likely hold a narrow majority. As a result, many contentious or consequential votes are likely to be tight.

Leading up to the vote, President-elect Trump reaffirmed his support for Johnson during a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on Wednesday morning.

During the meeting, Trump told the Republicans that he "100%" supports Johnson as speaker.

"This is a tremendous guy," Trump said. "I'm with him all the way."

"Our strong [House GOP] majority is looking forward to advancing your agenda that puts the American people FIRST!" Johnson said, addressing Trump in a post on X following the meeting. "As you said, we will unify and get it done!"

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GOP's Vince Fong trounces opponent in special election for House seat vacated by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy



Earlier this week, two Republicans faced off in a special election for the U.S. House seat vacated by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and the winner left his opponent in the dust.

On Tuesday night, California Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) was declared the winner of the special election for the 20th Congressional District seat formerly occupied by McCarthy. Fong soundly defeated Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux — a fellow Republican — by a 60.3% to 39.7% margin, the New York Post reported.

The 20th Congressional District has been called the most conservative in California since registered Republicans outnumber registered Democrats there 47% to 27%.

Fong, 44, spent a decade working as McCarthy's district director before getting elected to the state Assembly, and McCarthy endorsed him in the race. Fong also received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, who called Fong a "true Republican."

"I am filled with humility and gratitude tonight," Fong said in a statement.

"With the campaign over, the real work now begins," his statement continued. "In Congress, I will remain focused on solving the tough issues facing our community – securing the border, supporting small business, bringing investment in water storage and infrastructure, unleashing our energy industry, and keeping the United States safe amidst the grave security threats facing our nation."

Fong said he will continue working on state business before transitioning to Washington, so it is unclear when he will officially be sworn in. Once he is, he will serve in Congress — fortifying Republicans' razor-thin majority — until at least January.

Sheriff Boudreaux, 57, who enjoyed endorsements from Trump's acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell, and GOP state Sen. Shannon Grove, is slated to compete against Fong for the congressional seat once again in November. However, now that the special election race is over, he seems focused on the job of fighting crime.

"California faces a crime crisis unlike any other in its history. That’s why I will be stepping up the fight for a safer Valley and safer California," he said. "I look forward to providing updates on this effort in the coming weeks."

It's hardly surprising that two Republicans ended up contending for the seat once occupied by McCarthy. The 20th Congressional District has been called the most conservative in California since registered Republicans outnumber registered Democrats there 47% to 27%.

Rep. McCarthy, 59, was first elected to the seat in 2007. He was then elected speaker in January 2023. However, just 10 months later, he became the first speaker in U.S. history to be ousted from the role after fellow House Republicans became frustrated with his leadership. He then resigned from the House altogether in December.

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How Speaker Mike Johnson BETRAYED Republicans — Rep. Massie SOUNDS OFF



Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has joined Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in seeking to oust Speaker of the House Mike Johnson before the election — and Glenn Beck is wondering how it got to this point.

“I don’t understand this whole Mike Johnson thing, as speaker of the House, I don’t understand what happened to him, how we went so wrong,” Glenn says to Massie.

Massie has his reasons and lays out three times Johnson not only betrayed his own party but the American people as well.

“He did an omnibus bill that spends more than Nancy Pelosi’s omnibus bills did, and he gave the FBI a brand-new building in that omnibus bill, and he didn’t give us time to read it,” Massie explains, adding, “that was the first betrayal.”

“Second betrayal: FISA. This is the spying program that’s been used to surveil Americans without a warrant. He cast the deciding vote on whether to have warrants or not, and he voted against warrants,” Massie continues.

Lastly, Massie lays out the third betrayal, which happened when every Democrat in the house voted to send more money to Ukraine, before waving Ukrainian flags.

“I think Speaker Johnson, if capable of having shame at this point, should have been humiliated by that display as well. I put the video of that on Twitter and the sergeant at arms told me it would fine me $500 if I didn’t take it down, so I reposted it,” Massie laughs.

“Third betrayal was that Ukrainian vote,” he says. “We gave up all leverage on any border security.”


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Massie & MTG issue ultimatum to Rep. Mike Johnson: Resign or face motion to vacate speakership!



Majorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson last month, and Thomas Massie is now joining her in her efforts to oust the speaker.

When asked by reporters whether Massie wanted Johnson to resign, he responded with a resounding “yes.”

“Yes, yeah, I asked him to resign,” Massie replied, adding that “the motion will get called” and “he’s going to lose more votes than Kevin McCarthy.”

In Johnson’s response, he claimed that the motion to vacate is “absurd” and “is not helpful to the country.”

Sara Gonzales hopes he does get ousted.

“Is it helpful that Speaker Johnson decided to bring four foreign aid and National Security bills to the floor that would fund Ukraine, Israel, Indopacific, and not include border security measures? Is that helpful for the American people?” Gonzales asks.

Eric July is in full agreement, noting that “if you are on the opposite side of Massie on anything, you are taking the wrong position.”

While July believes that representatives like Massie, Rand Paul, and Ron Paul have historically backed the real interests of the American people — there is yet to be a speaker who represents them as well.

“There’s a time to have a vote for a new speaker, or what have you, and then you get these milquetoast guys that are supposedly representing the party. I can’t quite wrap my head around that,” July says.


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