Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said Tuesday that House Speaker Mike Johnson does not have the votes within the House Republican conference to remain speaker, despite President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement of Johnson on Monday. He said no.
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The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Friday to choose the next speaker of parliament. Given the narrow margin of the Republican majority; Assuming all members attend, Mr. Johnson would only lose one Republican vote.
Roy’s comments that Johnson doesn’t have enough support in the House Republican conference to keep the speaker’s gavel after President Trump endorsed him in Truth Social magazine post on monday.
“The American people need immediate relief from all the destructive policies of the previous administration. Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard-working, and godly man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue to win,” Trump wrote. “Mike has my complete and total support. MAGA!!!”
Thank you, President Trump! As always, we are honored and humbled by your support.
Together, we will quickly realize America First and usher in a new golden age for America.
The American people demand that we don’t waste time, and rightly so. Let’s get to work! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ljGrB08dRh
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) December 30, 2024
Rep. Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, vowed on Dec. 18 to vote against Mr. Johnson as speaker, the only House Republican to publicly oppose Mr. Johnson.
I respect and support President Trump, but I think his support for Mike Johnson will fare just as well as his support for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. We’ve seen Johnson work with Democrats to send money to Ukraine, authorize spying on Americans, and deplete the budget. pic.twitter.com/6Y7GAkcBzJ
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 30, 2024
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Mr. Roy said the candidates he would like to see run for speaker if Mr. Johnson withdraws his name from consideration are Republican Rep. Byron Donald of Florida and influential House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan ( Ohio State) as a candidate.
Jordan’s office provided the following to the Daily Caller News Foundation: Tweet From a member of Congress who supports President Trump’s endorsement of Johnson.
Agreed, @realDonaldTrump!
It’s time to do what we said we would do. https://t.co/3OKBLi9uyB
— Congressman Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 30, 2024
Donald’s office did not immediately respond to a Daily Caller News Foundation inquiry about whether the congressman would consider running for speaker. Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to DCNF’s request for comment.
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