House Speaker Mike Johnson had no idea Representative Ken Buck is quitting, as the GOP is in complete shambles.

Representative Ken Buck took to social media to announce his near-immediate leave from Congress, resigning so fast that even his party leaders were caught off guard by the decision.

“Today, I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week,” Buck said in a statement on Tuesday. “I look forward to staying involved in our political process, as well as spending more time in Colorado with my family.”

The less-than-two-weeks notice took practically everybody by surprise, including (or maybe especially) House Speaker Mike Johnson.

“I was surprised by Ken’s announcement,” Johnson told a crush of reporters inside the Capitol building. “I look forward to talking to him about that.”

“I didn’t know,” he added.

  • @TallonMetroid
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    1708 months ago

    Man is also a member of the party responsible for the dysfunction, don’t forget that.

    • @Tylerdurdon
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      78 months ago

      Exactly. This may just open the door for yet another idiot, making things worse for all of us. They need to fix gerrymandering.

      • Jaysyn
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        158 months ago

        Good news, 4 states will have new, fairer maps this upcoming election cycle.