The finally found their stooge.
Louisiana's Mike Johnson replaces Kevin McCarthy as House speaker (msn.com)
Rep. Mike Johnson, a relatively inexperienced Louisiana Republican congressman who questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election, was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, ending weeks of leaderless chaos that followed the Oct. 3 ouster of Bakersfield Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
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Johnson's ascension to the speaker's chair cements a fiercely pro-Trump, hard-line faction as the face of the national GOP. The speaker of the House is second in line, after the vice president, to fill any presidential vacancy.
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The Louisianan was a key player in former President Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Johnson not only voted against certifying some election results, he also helped rally over 100 House Republicans to sign a brief in support of a Texas-led effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn election results in four states won by then-candidate Joe Biden.
Louisiana's Mike Johnson replaces Kevin McCarthy as House speaker (msn.com)
Rep. Mike Johnson, a relatively inexperienced Louisiana Republican congressman who questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election, was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, ending weeks of leaderless chaos that followed the Oct. 3 ouster of Bakersfield Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
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Johnson's ascension to the speaker's chair cements a fiercely pro-Trump, hard-line faction as the face of the national GOP. The speaker of the House is second in line, after the vice president, to fill any presidential vacancy.
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The Louisianan was a key player in former President Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Johnson not only voted against certifying some election results, he also helped rally over 100 House Republicans to sign a brief in support of a Texas-led effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn election results in four states won by then-candidate Joe Biden.
I'm your huckleberry.
