Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was re-elected to another term in the House after two Republican dissenters flipped last minute in a floor vote on Friday — with President-elect Donald Trump personally intervening to shut down the opposition. NY Post Politics Reporter Diana Glebova shares this story.
Johnson, 52, was staring down a razor-thin Republican majority in the House, with 219 members of his own party seated for the start of the session and 215 Democrats, meaning he could only afford to lose one vote and still win the speaker’s gavel with a 218-vote majority.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who has been a thorn in Johnson’s side almost since the Louisiana Republican ascended to the position in October 2023, had also declared before the noon vote kicked off that he wouldn’t be casting his ballot for the incumbent speaker under any circumstances.
That gave the incoming speaker no margin for error, with 434 members present and every Democrat preparing to vote for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
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