Meet Mike Johnson, Republicans’ new House speaker.

Republicans have at long last elected a House speaker: Representative Mike Johnson, a fundamentalist Christian who was also once called a key “architect” in Congress’s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.

Johnson finally secured the speaker’s 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 speaker—after quickly killing Mike Emmer’s nomination the day before.

  • ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    First you said:

    Trump won’t even be on the ballot in most states.

    Then you said:

    Colorado has already blocked him from the ballot

    Colorado is but one state, and while I deeply appreciate Colorado’s efforts to right its wrongs (cough Boebert cough) Colorado cannot legislate the ballots of other states, even when they’re using the Constitution to do so in their own.

    EDITED for clarity, and also to commend @MorrisonMotel6@lemm.ee’s excellent, multi-sourced correction in regard to what is actually happening with the 2024 presidential ballot in Colorado.