The Journey to a new House speaker continues on Wednesday…
Part 3 recap…
After failing to gain ground, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, was forced out of the House Race for Speaker on Friday…
Who knew supporters sending death threats would end his hopes and dreams…
A lot happened after Congress took the weekend off to cool their heels…
Monday and most of Tuesday was…
But late Tuesday after failed candidates failed to gain ground among their own party members, the R’s emerged with Republican from Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson…
Told 22 missing votes tonight
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) October 25, 2023
3 present No votes
No one in the room voted against Johnson https://t.co/sNyxh0AV7w
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) October 25, 2023
After weeks of turmoil they emerged from their private cave to gloat to the media…
Reporter: You help lead the effort to overturn the 2020 election results, do you—
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 25, 2023
Republicans: *boo* shut up pic.twitter.com/L7R5fwhpIi
Reporter: Do you suppose Israel Aid?
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 25, 2023
Boebert: You’ve asked your question
Foxx: You’ve asked your question, now go away pic.twitter.com/sEh6DCYUdJ
Suppose =’s support.
Angry old lady tells the reporter to “go away”…
The probably will be House Speaker tells the reporter “We’re not doing policy tonight”…
As if they ever do “policy”…
Most like me, are probably like “who the hell is Mike Johnson”…
Well…
The Johnson-led brief didn’t just “express … concern with the integrity of the 2020 election” it asked #SCOTUS to hold that the results in GA, MI, WI, and PA were “unconstitutional.”
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) October 25, 2023
Someone who would advance that argument as late as December 10 has no business being Speaker. https://t.co/QDwZhUZ5yN
Meet Rep. Mike Johnson.
— Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) October 25, 2023
He says:
🚩 women have abortions after a baby is born
🚩 Trump won the 2020 election
🚩 Jan. 6th was a "legitimate protest"
🚩 Covid was a hoax and vaccines are dangerous
🚩 Social Security is a "Ponzi scheme"
🚩 cut Medicare
🚩 climate change is a hoax pic.twitter.com/GMmdOYWIHy
From 2020…
President Trump called me this morning to let me know how much he appreciates the amicus brief we are filing on behalf of Members of Congress. Indeed, "this is the big one!" https://t.co/eV1aoNlpvq
— Rep. Mike Johnson (@RepMikeJohnson) December 9, 2020
Vitali: We know that Mike Johnson was one of those pushing to overturn the 2020 election results. One person described him to me as, ‘Jim Jordan with a jacket and a smile’ pic.twitter.com/i30nPGecNi
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) October 25, 2023
This is also a blast from the past…
Mike Johnson explains to Tucker how he circulated a legal memo to his colleagues asserting that Nancy Pelosi committed a felony by tearing up a speech. pic.twitter.com/4kQURE3BA0
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 25, 2023
Then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) committed a felony when she ripped up Twice Impeached 45’s State of the Union Speech. He sent a “little legal memo” telling his colleagues that…
Johnson has laid out his agenda…
Mike Johnson details how he plans to deal with the agenda and lays out an ambitious schedule for his divided conference https://t.co/yWsFZB5ETF pic.twitter.com/0CETGdVNIE
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 25, 2023
Whether or not they elect him as Speaker (he’s probably gonna win) it’s still gonna be Shitshow…
