An attorney with a focus on constitutional law, Rep. Mike Johnson joined a group of House Republicans in voting to sustain the objection to electoral votes on January 6, 2021.
File photo: Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was elected to be speaker of the House in a 220-209 vote on Wednesday.
“In 2024, we will have an even bigger, & more important, WIN! My strong SUGGESTION is to go with the leading candidate, Mike Johnson, & GET IT DONE, FAST!” Trump posted. Rep. Kevin Hern, an Oklahoma Republican who chairs the influential Republican Study Committee, dropped out of the race for speaker Tuesday evening and backed Johnson.Jordan vows to stay in speaker race as tensions erupt inside GOP meeting
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