Breaking…Mike Johnson Keeps the House Speaker job….

As expected….

With Trump’s blessing and no othere serioius contender…..

The Republican Rep. from Louisiana wins another painful tour of duty as the Speakler of the House repping the  Grand ole Party with a hair’s majority….

And the Right WingNuts on his case along with his crazy assed party Leader Donald Trump….

Oh?

He was thought to be short votes…

Then magically?

Two holdout’s switched up to give Johnson his ‘win’?

Donald Trump IS SMILING…..

The RightWingNuts take one on the chin….

 

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of Congress on Friday, securing the gavel on the first ballot.

But the vote did not come without drama. Reps. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Keith Self (R-Texas) had initially voted for candidates other than Johnson — Norman voted for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Self voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.).

The Clerk, though, held open the vote. And after negotiations with Johnson, Norman and Self made their way to the front of the chamber and switched to support Johnson.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Johnson’s biggest antagonist who has criticized his moves over the last year on spending, was the only Republican to vote for a candidate other than Johnson, casting his ballot for GOP Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.).

Lawmakers lined up to shake Johnson’s hand and hug him after Norman and Self changed their votes.

The vote is also a victory for President-elect Trump, who had endorsed Johnson and was instrumental in rallying Republicans around the Speaker. Several members had warned that a delay in electing the Speaker could have complicated certification on Jan. 6….

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Those who withheld support for Johnson up until the Speaker vote were seeking commitments on spending cuts and a more member-driven process.

While Johnson met with the holdouts in multiple meetings leading up to the vote, he refused to made “side deals” that some holdouts had floated, such as naming Roy chair of the House Rules Committee.

But Johnson did fulfill a key request of some holdouts, like Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), in making three public commitmentslargely related to spending….

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