Mike Johnson secures US House speakership after facing internal dissent
www.theguardian.com
Three Republicans voted for someone else, but two later changed their votes while all Democrats backed Jeffries

Summary

After initial dissent, Republican Mike Johnson secured the US House speakership with 218 votes, overcoming opposition from three GOP members, including Thomas Massie, who backed another candidate.

Johnson, endorsed by Trump, promised fiscal reforms, stricter oversight of government spending, and advancing an “America First” agenda.

His team worked behind the scenes to negotiate support, including assurances on budget cuts demanded by conservative Republicans.

Johnson’s victory avoids prolonged voting chaos reminiscent of Kevin McCarthy’s 2023 election but highlights ongoing GOP divisions over policy and leadership.

  • @dhorkEnglish
    43•6 days ago

    NYT is reporting 2 of the 3 flipped back, making Johnson the winner

    • @givesomefucksEnglish
      14•6 days ago

      Yeah, I watched it on C-SPAN expecting to be one of many, but right before they finalized 2/3 of the dissenters changed to Johnson.

      They can always change until it’s finalized

    • @UnderpantsWeevilEnglish
      12•6 days ago

      When the dissent is that small, its easy to twist arms. And Johnson is largely a known quantity for Republicans at this point. The Republicans who fell in line are going to line their pockets this year for certain.

  • Blackout
    30•6 days ago

    Phew that’s a relief. Now they can get back to passing nothing good.

  • @jordanlundM
    27•6 days ago

    Here we go again… took 15 tries last time…

  • @Rapidcreek
    11•6 days ago

    Thanks for changing title.

    If you watched the vote, there was a message. The new rules say that 9 Republicans only can file a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair. The original vote had 7 Republicans not voting and 3 voting for others. At the end, when members could vote who haven’t, the 7 voted for Johnson and 2 of the three who voted for others eventually did as well. This was a message to Johnson. There are more than 9 Republicans who could vote for a motion to vacate.

  • @Brkdncr
    8•6 days ago

    At any time they can support a compromise DNC candidate. Compromise is what you do when you’re not the majority.