House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) showed his southern roots when he was asked at a Tuesday press conference to respond to a Democratic colleague who had called him a &#8220;liar&#8221; and said that he was &#8220;full of s***.&#8221;
The exchange began late last week, and the point of contention was a top-line number for the next funding agreement that must be reached by March 14 to avoid a government shutdown. When no such number was reached, Johnson suggested to reporters that was intentional.
&#8220;Leader Jeffries and others seem to be trying to set up some sort of government shutdown,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We were negotiating in good faith and trying to get the top-line number, but so far as I know, they’ve been sort of unresponsive the last two days or so. So I hope we can get back to it.&#8221;
&#8220;First of all, he’s full of s***. He’s a liar. And he’s a total shill for Donald Trump and Elon Musk,&#8221; Rep Jim McGovern (D-MA) said, pointing the finger at Republicans. &#8220;So he can blame anybody he wants … but we’re not walking away from the table. They’re not interested in hearing from us at this particular point. Maybe they will be in March.&#8221;
But when he was asked on Tuesday about McGovern&#8217;s comments, Johnson appeared unbothered.
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&#8220;Bless his heart. Look, the Democrats are flailing,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;I get it. They’ve engaged in some pretty crazy rhetoric in the last couple of weeks — you know, we’re going to shut down the city, we’re at war, we’re going to fight them in the streets, you’ve all seen that covered.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s because they’re kind of in panic mode in the party over there. They, as I’ve noted, don’t really have a vision or a strategy. They don’t have a leader. Their platform has been openly repudiated by the American people in the election outcome,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;They’re really in a tough spot and what people tend to do in politics in that way is they lash out at leaders on the other side.&#8221;
Johnson went on to say that he didn&#8217;t take such comments &#8220;personally,&#8221; adding, &#8220;I don’t think he can back up a single thing he said. What we’re doing is delivering on the mandate that the American people gave us.&#8221;

Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson Goes Full Southern When Dem Colleague Claims He’s ‘Full Of S***’

Mike Johnson Goes Full Southern When Dem Colleague Claims He's 'Full Of S***'

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House Speaker

Louisiana

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Southern States

When President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> and Vice President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jd-vance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Vance</a> are sworn into office on Inauguration Day, flags at the U.S. Capitol will fly at full-staff, House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) announced on Tuesday.
Flags at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., had been <a href="https://x.com/ABCPolitics/status/1873799350150631675" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lowered</a> to half-staff at the end of December for a 30-day mourning period after former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jimmy-carter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jimmy Carter</a> died at the age of 100.
&#8220;On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump,&#8221; Johnson said in a <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1879195077446389850" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. &#8220;The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter.&#8221;
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On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump. 
The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter.
&mdash; Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1879195077446389850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On X, Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) <a href="https://x.com/RepNateMoran/status/1879201691947655299" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thanked</a> Johnson, writing: &#8220;Inauguration Day should be a day of celebration &#8211; NOT a day when our nation’s flag is flown at half mast.&#8221;
Moran also noted that he is a &#8220;proud&#8221; co-sponsor of a bill from Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) that would mandate American flags fly at their <a href="https://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2355" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;highest peak&#8221;</a> on Inauguration Day.
The speaker&#8217;s move comes after governors in some states ordered flags to return to full-staff at their state capitols and state buildings for Inauguration Day.
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&#8220;Inauguration Day is a day of celebration for America,&#8221; Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott said in a <a href="https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1878826334396580075" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> to X on Monday. &#8220;Today, I ordered flags raised to full-staff at the Texas Capitol &amp; state buildings for President Trump’s inauguration. While we honor President Carter’s service, we also celebrate an incoming President &amp; our bright future.&#8221;
Among the others who did the same were Alabama Republican Governor <a href="https://x.com/GovernorKayIvey/status/1878940382953922763" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kay Ivey</a> and North Dakota Republican Governor <a href="https://www.governor.nd.gov/news/armstrong-directs-full-staff-jan-20-celebration-president-elect-trumps-inauguration-flags" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kelly Armstrong</a>.
The Associated Press <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-flies-mar-a-lago-flag-at-full-height-before-end-of-mourning-period-for-carter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that a large flag at Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida was lowered to half-staff but had been raised to full height in recent days before the end of the 30-day mourning period for Carter.
Trump and other dignitaries traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to pay their respects to Carter, where the late president laid in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. His <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carters-funeral-living-presidents-together-national-cathedral/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">funeral</a> was held in the National Cathedral.

Inauguration Ceremony Rehearsal Takes Place In Nation’s Capital

Speaker Johnson Orders Flags At U.S. Capitol To Fly At Full-Staff For Trump’s Inauguration

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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) revealed three commitments on Friday ahead of the first ballot for House speaker, a role he is trying to win for another session of Congress.
The announcement came as Johnson, who is endorsed by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>, hoped to rally enough support within the Republican caucus to win the gavel. He mentioned Trump&#8217;s new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-government-efficiency-doge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)</a>, which will be led by tech entrepreneurs <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> and Vivek Ramaswamy.
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The American people have demanded an end to the status quo, and a return to fiscal sanity. That’s why the citizens of our great country gave President Trump the White House and Republican control of both chambers of Congress. If we don’t follow through on our campaign promise for…
&mdash; Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1875230086611272150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In a post to X, Johnson vowed to:
<blockquote>&#8220;1. Create a working group comprised of independent experts – not corrupted by lobbyists and special interests – to work with DOGE and our committees on implementing recommended government and spending reforms to protect the American taxpayer.
2. Task that working group with reviewing existing audits of federal agencies and entities created by Congress – and issuing a report to my office for public release.
3. Request House committees undertake aggressive authorizations and appropriations reviews, including providing additional resources where needed, to expose irresponsible or illegal practices and hold agencies/individuals accountable that have weaponized government against the American people.&#8221;</blockquote>
Johnson alluded to the 2024 election, during which the Republicans narrowly maintained control of the House and won back the Senate as well as the White House.
He said:
<blockquote>&#8220;The American people have demanded an end to the status quo, and a return to fiscal sanity. That’s why the citizens of our great country gave President Trump the White House and Republican control of both chambers of Congress. If we don’t follow through on our campaign promise for fiscal responsibility, we don’t deserve to hold power. The national debt is a grave threat to America’s economic and national security – and no issue exemplifies the Congress’ failures more.
Republicans have a real opportunity in the next two years to make meaningful spending reforms to eliminate trillions in waste, fraud, and abuse, and end the weaponization of government. Along with advancing President Trump’s America First agenda, I will lead the House Republicans to reduce the size and scope of the federal government, hold the bureaucracy accountable, and move the United States to a more sustainable fiscal trajectory.&#8221;</blockquote>
He concluded with:
<blockquote>&#8220;If we want to restore fiscal responsibility, we must start by being transparent about the dollars that are spent, address the issues we find, and then hold those accountable who have misspent funds. Republicans have a mandate to implement the America First Agenda, and as Speaker, this will be my priority.&#8221;</blockquote>

Speaker Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson Reveals 3 Commitments Ahead Of Speaker Vote

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> unveiled on Wednesday a rules package for the 119th <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> that, if adopted, would make it more difficult to cast out a speaker for at least the next two years.
Lawmakers in the lower chamber are <a href="https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/1874510607917154774" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slated</a> to consider the measure on Friday after the House votes on the speakership. Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) is running to keep the gavel and has been <a href="https://x.com/MZanona/status/1874493683594371202" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;working the phones&#8221;</a> over the Christmas break while some members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus have been searching for an alternative pick or discussing possible concessions from the current speaker, <a href="https://punchbowl.news/article/house/mike-johnson-speaker-election-up-in-air/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Punchbowl News</a>.
Near the top of the 36-page <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241230/119th%20Rules%20Package%20for%20Circulation.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rules package</a> is a provision requiring nine majority party members to initiate a privileged &#8220;motion to vacate&#8221; the speaker of the House. That would be a sizable increase from the current threshold of one member who could force a no-confidence vote that could lead to a speaker&#8217;s ouster. CBS News <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that leaders of the Freedom Caucus and the Main Street Caucus announced in November that they had reached a deal on raising the threshold.
Lawmakers have tinkered with the threshold for the motion-to-vacate procedure multiple times over the past several years. A Democrat-led House <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/motion-vacate-key-sticking-point-gop-speaker-battle/story?id=96241364" target="_blank" rel="noopener">changed the rule</a> in 2019, as Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) began her second stint as speaker, to do away with a one-member threshold in favor of requiring <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mccarthy-motion-to-vacate-rule-speaker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a majority</a> of either party to bring a motion to vacate to the House floor after Republicans <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/03/what-is-motion-to-vacate-speaker-mccarthy-explainer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed one</a> against then-House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) in 2015 before he eventually stepped down.
But the House rules package <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/motion-vacate-key-sticking-point-gop-speaker-battle/story?id=96241364" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> for the next Congress, agreed upon by a new GOP majority that secured then-Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) the speaker&#8217;s gavel following 15 rounds of voting in January 2023, restored the ability of a single member to trigger the process that could lead to a no-confidence vote in the speaker. And, by early October 2023, the House had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-to-retire-from-house-after-losing-speakership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">booted</a> McCarthy from the role after the House passed a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
A weeks-long stalemate ended in late October 2023 when the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">elected</a> Johnson as its 56th speaker. Johnson is now running to stay in the role boosted by President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-endorses-mike-johnson-for-house-speaker-a-good-hard-working-religious-man" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsement</a> but is also facing resistance from a couple of Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-chairman-urges-trump-to-get-on-phone-with-gop-holdouts-in-speakers-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">holding out support</a> after yet another clash over <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-last-minute-funding-bill-to-avert-shutdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spending</a>. A simple majority is needed for victory. The GOP narrowly won control of the House in the 2024 election, and it was, as of Wednesday, unclear if any Democrats would cross the aisle and support Johnson.
The new rules package has a number of <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241230/119th%20Congress%20Rules%20Section%20by%20Section%20FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">other provisions</a> beyond tweaking the motion-to-vacate threshold, including the authorization of subpoenas related to investigations into President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> and his son <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter</a>, setting up consideration of a dozen bills that focus on issues ranging from immigration to imposing sanctions in response to the International Criminal Court going after any &#8220;protected person&#8221; of the United States and its allies and renaming the Office of Congressional Ethics to the Office of Congressional Conduct.

Speaker Mike Johnson and other House GOP leaders

House To Consider Raising Threshold For ‘Motion To Vacate’ Against Speaker

House Republicans

Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA), who expressed confidence at his chances of maintaining his leadership post, gave a preview of what &#8220;big ticket items&#8221; are on tap for 2025 with Republicans in control of the House, Senate, and White House.
Following a potentially contentious election in which Johnson is vying <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-return-to-white-house-could-get-bumpy-if-house-cannot-elect-a-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to keep</a> the speaker&#8217;s gavel at the start of the new year, Congress will then set its sights on a legislative procedure to facilitate the passage of President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s priorities, the top House lawmaker indicated during a Monday evening <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC5qGeDZK5w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> on Fox News.
&#8220;We have to do a number of things simultaneously. The budget reconciliation process is going to be the key of the first 100 days, because in order to fix all the things that we&#8217;ve got to fix, we have to squeeze a lot of policy changes through that process,&#8221; Johnson told guest host Kellyanne Conway, a political strategist and former adviser to Trump.
&#8220;Not to get too deep in the weeds, but why that&#8217;s so valuable is it avoids a 60-vote threshold that&#8217;s necessary in the Senate under normal circumstances,&#8221; Johnson continued. &#8220;So we can move the Republican agenda, the &#8216;America First&#8217; agenda through reconciliation, but it takes a lot of coordination, planning, and executing those plans with precision to get that done. So you&#8217;ll see a lot of energy on that.&#8221;
Johnson went on to discuss specific policy areas that will come into focus, including border security, the economy, energy, a bid to &#8220;restore our stature on the world stage,&#8221; and tax cuts implemented as part of a bill signed into law during Trump&#8217;s first term that are <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/12/tcja-tax-cuts-expiration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set to expire</a> next year unless Congress renews them.
&#8220;A lot of big agenda items on the table, and &#8230; it&#8217;s going to take a lot of work to build a consensus among all the Republicans to get it done, but I&#8217;m absolutely convinced that we can,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to stay unified, and we are going to get this job done.&#8221;
The House is expected to vote on the speakership on Friday. Johnson has Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-endorses-mike-johnson-for-house-speaker-a-good-hard-working-religious-man" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsement</a> and the backing of many prominent GOP colleagues, but at least a couple of Republicans are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-chairman-urges-trump-to-get-on-phone-with-gop-holdouts-in-speakers-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">holding out support</a> after yet another clash over <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-last-minute-funding-bill-to-avert-shutdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spending</a>. A simple majority is needed for victory, but the GOP’s margin will only be a few members wide and it is unclear if any Democrats will support Johnson.
Johnson told Conway he thought that he did have the votes to prevail. The speaker also noted that he was &#8220;really humbled and honored&#8221; to be endorsed by Trump, contended they have &#8220;worked so well together,&#8221; and said they have &#8220;a lot of big things to do&#8221; moving forward.
&#8220;He recognizes that what we need right now — I think my colleagues recognize this as well — is a proven fighter and a true MAGA conservative, but also someone who can work with every single member of our very diverse House GOP, so that we can get President Trump&#8217;s priorities over the line,&#8221; Johnson added. &#8220;That&#8217;s what&#8217;s ahead of us. I think this could be the most consequential presidency and Congress of the modern era because we have to fix everything, and it has to start on day one. So, we can&#8217;t waste any time.&#8221;

A Bullish Speaker Johnson Lays Out ‘Big Agenda Items’ Heading Into 2025

Republicans

President-elect Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday to once again lead the U.S. House of Representatives.
The news comes after days of speculation that some House Republicans would challenge Johnson&#8217;s speakership as the GOP is once again in the majority by a razor-thin margin.
&#8220;LETS NOT BLOW THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHICH WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN,&#8221; Trump posted on social media. &#8220;The American people need IMMEDIATE relief from all of the destructive policies of the last Administration. Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN. Mike has my Complete &amp; Total Endorsement. MAGA!!!&#8221;
Johnson responded to the endorsement by thanking Trump, adding that he was &#8220;honored and humbled by [his] support, as always.&#8221;
&#8220;Together, we will quickly deliver on your America First agenda and usher in the new golden age of America,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;The American people demand and deserve that we waste no time. Let’s get to work!&#8221;
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Thank you, President Trump! I’m honored and humbled by your support, as always.
Together, we will quickly deliver on your America First agenda and usher in the new golden age of America.
The American people demand and deserve that we waste no time. Let’s get to work! 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/ljGrB08dRh">pic.twitter.com/ljGrB08dRh</a>
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1873758339324362916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
The rest of Trump&#8217;s statement focused on the results of the 2024 elections. He said that the primary reason the Republican Party won was that it was the party of &#8220;common sense.&#8221;
&#8220;ALL SEVEN SWING STATES, 312 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, AND THE POPULAR VOTE BY MILLIONS OF VOTERS (Despite large scale voter fraud taking place in numerous states, including California, where votes are ridiculously still being counted, or under review!), ALL WON WITH EASE, CALM, &amp; PROFESSIONALISM,&#8221; Trump wrote. &#8220;Republicans are being praised for having run a &#8216;legendary&#8217; campaign!&#8221;
&#8220;Democrats are being excoriated for their effort, having wasted 2.5 Billion Dollars, much of it unaccounted for, with some being used to illegally buy endorsements ($11,000,000 to Beyoncé, who never even sang a song, $2,000,000 to Oprah for doing next to nothing, and even $500,000 to Reverend AL, a professional con man and instigator, who agreed to &#8216;interview&#8217; their &#8216;star spangled&#8217; candidates, Kamala and Joe),&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We ran a flawless campaign, having spent FAR LESS, with lots of money left over. They ran a very expensive &#8216;sinking ship,&#8217; embracing DOJ &amp; FBI WEAPONIZATION against their political opponent, ME. BUT IT DIDN’T WORK, IT WAS A DISASTER!!!&#8221;

House Republican Leadership Holds Press Conference On Capitol Steps Following Election

Trump Endorses Mike Johnson For House Speaker: ‘A Good, Hard Working, Religious Man’

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) expressed confidence over the weekend that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will win re-election as speaker next month after the new congress is sworn in.
Lawler made the remarks during a Sunday interview on ABC News&#8217; &#8220;This Week&#8221; with Jonathan Karl when asked if Johnson will be and should be re-elected.
&#8220;Yes, and yes,&#8221; Lawler said. &#8220;The fact is that Mike Johnson inherited a disaster when Matt Gaetz and several of my colleagues teamed up with 208 Democrats to remove Kevin McCarthy, which will go down as the single stupidest thing I&#8217;ve ever seen in politics.&#8221;
&#8220;With that said, removing Mike Johnson would equally be as stupid,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;The fact is that these folks are playing with fire. And if they think they&#8217;re somehow going to get a more conservative speaker, they&#8217;re kidding themselves.&#8221;
Lawler said that Johnson is &#8220;arguably the most conservative speaker that&#8217;s ever been elected to the office.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s done a great job keeping the conference unified, getting major things off the plate, and ultimately keeping the majority, which frankly despite the best efforts of some of these same people that are now calling for Johnson’s removal, we held onto the House because of seats like mine,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I’ll be very clear, as I was during the Kevin McCarthy fight, I&#8217;m not going to bend to their will. So, if they think somehow that they are going to end up in a stronger position by removing Mike Johnson, they&#8217;re not.&#8221;
He said that President-elect Donald Trump was given a mandate to govern and that Republicans need to deliver since they control the House and the Senate.
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GOP Rep. Mike Lawler offers support for Mike Johnson ahead of House speakership vote.
“We can&#8217;t get anything done unless we have a speaker, including certifying President Trump&#8217;s election on Jan. 6.” <a href="https://t.co/vUflVrPDmG">https://t.co/vUflVrPDmG</a> <a href="https://t.co/2hf9kTPR0W">pic.twitter.com/2hf9kTPR0W</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1873382326329135535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2024</a></blockquote>

House GOP June 4

Congressman Lawler: Mike Johnson Will Be Re-Elected As Speaker

President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s return to the White House could face complications if the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> cannot elect a speaker by the inauguration early next year.
On &#8220;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366525597112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunday Morning Futures,</a>&#8221; Fox News anchor Jason Chaffetz shared a quote from senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram explaining a scenario in which Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) could become acting president because the 91-year-old is <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/3213569/senate-gop-leadership-shakeup-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slated to return</a> as Senate president pro tempore, a position third in line to the presidency.
<blockquote>&#8220;The House absolutely, unequivocally cannot do anything until it elects a speaker. Period &#8230; This also means that the House cannot certify the results of the Electoral College, making Trump the 47th president of the United States, on Jan 6th.
What happens if the Electoral College isn&#8217;t sorted out by Jan. 20? Well, President Biden is done. So he&#8217;s gone, the same with [Vice President Kamala] Harris. Next in the presidential line of succession is the speaker of the House. Well, there&#8217;s no speaker.
So who becomes the president? &#8230; If the House is still frittering away time, trying to elect a speaker on Jan. 20, President Pro Tem of the Senate Chuck Grassley likely becomes &#8216;acting president.&#8217;
I write &#8216;likely&#8217; because this gets into some serious extra-constitutional turf. These are unprecedented scenarios. Strange lands never visited in the American political experience.&#8221;</blockquote>
In the coming days, the House is expected to vote for speaker. Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) is running to keep the gavel, but a handful of Republicans have <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/29/newt-gingrich-support-mike-johnson-speakership-00196103" target="_blank" rel="noopener">talked about</a> considering someone else for speaker amid frustrations with Johnson&#8217;s handling of certain bills, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-last-minute-funding-bill-to-avert-shutdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spending</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-overcomes-final-hurdle-to-send-fisa-reauthorization-bill-to-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">surveillance</a> legislation. A simple majority is needed, but the GOP&#8217;s margin is only a few members wide and so far it appears no Democrats will cross the aisle and support Johnson.
Some GOP lawmakers have warned of the repercussions for Trump if the House is unable to settle on someone for speaker.
&#8220;It&#8217;s going to delay the certification of President Trump&#8217;s election. It&#8217;s going to delay the start of his first 100 days in office, which is the most important time frame of his whole presidency,&#8221; House Oversight Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Comer</a> (R-KY) said during a &#8220;Sunday Morning Futures&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366525597112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a>. &#8220;That&#8217;s when you get the most done historically. So, I strongly encourage President Trump to get on the phone and try to get everyone united so we can work together as a team and make America great again.&#8221;

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Speaking to the <a href="https://www2.cbn.com/news/politics/speaker-mike-johnson-honors-god-under-difficult-circumstances-trying-be-servant">Christian Broadcasting Network</a>, House Speaker Mike Johnson stood up staunchly for his Christian faith and the idea that the U.S. is spiritually in a “battle of worldviews.”
Johnson noted the sometimes fractious nature of the Republican Party, pointing out, &#8220;Democrats typically tend to think more kind of like a union, they sort of stick together, they&#8217;re more monolithic. They move as a herd.  They&#8217;re more kind of social animals.”
“Republicans, by contrast, are rugged individualists,” he offered. “You know, we care deeply about our core principles and our philosophy, and we&#8217;re not easily moved. And that&#8217;s a great blessing usually, but when you&#8217;re trying to keep all those cats together and move in the same direction with a one-vote majority, it sometimes presents challenges.”
Johnson spoke of the challenge of facing a monolithic Democrat Party that controls the White House and Senate while Republicans cling precariously to a one-vote majority in the House, saying, “What some of my colleagues will privately admit, but not always publicly, is they understand that we have the biggest challenge that&#8217;s ever been presented to the Congress. &#8230; I have virtually zero leverage to be able to negotiate and get a better package. We&#8217;ve got to demonstrate to the American people that we can keep the train on the tracks, and so pulling a motion to vacate or removing a Speaker right now is exactly the opposite of what we need to show the country.”
Speaking of the harsh criticism he has received in the media for his devout Christian faith, he said, “I try to follow all the biblical admonitions as I do every day. One of them says you ‘bless those who persecute you.’ I&#8217;m getting a lot of practice in that right now and that is, ‘A soft word turns away wrath.’”
“We&#8217;ve been mocked and I mean mercilessly in the press,” he asserted. “They&#8217;ve tried to attack me and my family – my wife and children. And look, we&#8217;re undaunted by it. I mean that is going to happen if you stand for truth.”
CBN asked Johnson if he viewed America in &#8220;spiritual warfare terms.&#8221;
“I do,” he answered bluntly. “I mean, if you&#8217;re a Christian, that&#8217;s how you understand these things. We&#8217;re really in a battle of worldviews right now. It&#8217;s not even a battle between Republicans and Democrats anymore. It&#8217;s two competing visions over what kind of nation we are, who we are as a people&#8230; remember Marxism, communism, socialism are grounded in the belief that there is no Creator, there is no God. And that&#8217;s the essence. That&#8217;s the foundation of their belief.”
“That is not who we are.”

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‘We Are In A Battle Of Worldviews Right Now’: Mike Johnson Speaks Of His Christian Faith

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> took a virtual beating on Wednesday after posting a Valentine-themed meme attacking House Speaker Mike Johnson over the recently-failed border deal.
The meme showed a photo of Johnson, smiling, against a bright red background. The accompanying poem read, &#8220;Roses are red, Violets are blue, The border deal was crushed, Because of you.&#8221;
The caption read simply: &#8220;Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day, Speaker Johnson!&#8221;
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Speaker Johnson! <a href="https://t.co/0NPB04W4YR">pic.twitter.com/0NPB04W4YR</a>
&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1757830824068583872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The President is 500 years old and his staff is 12,&#8221; Derek Hunter said in response.
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The President is 500 years old and his staff is 12. <a href="https://t.co/Ik7tlFs2Cj">https://t.co/Ik7tlFs2Cj</a>
&mdash; Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) <a href="https://twitter.com/derekahunter/status/1757843094790086779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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A number of critics pointed out the fact that the meme had been posted by the official White House account, questioning the optics of such a move.
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&#8220;YIKES from the official White House Twitter account,&#8221; Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich said.
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YIKES from the official White House Twitter account <a href="https://t.co/FY9k0S55Uw">https://t.co/FY9k0S55Uw</a>
&mdash; Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1757851181919896029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Daily Beast&#8217;s Justin Baragona appeared to share her opinion, adding, &#8220;So we&#8217;re doing this from the official White House account, huh?&#8221;
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So we&#39;re doing this from the official White House account, huh? <a href="https://t.co/i8Ghq9fF79">https://t.co/i8Ghq9fF79</a>
&mdash; Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) <a href="https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1757853507271446672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Others pointed out the fact that the White House&#8217;s steadfast refusal to first admit that there was a crisis at the border and then propose a deal that would actually have an impact on said crisis was what had led to the current stalemate — not Johnson&#8217;s response.
&#8220;If I was the House Speaker the response would be something like &#8230; Roses are Red, Passion Flowers are Azure, For Three F***ing Years, You Claimed the Border Was Secure,&#8221; Doug Powers posted.
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If I was the House Speaker the response would be something like&#8230;
Roses are Red Passion Flowers are Azure For Three F***ing Years You Claimed the Border Was Secure <a href="https://t.co/RZjp64wdaM">https://t.co/RZjp64wdaM</a>
&mdash; Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePowersThatBe/status/1757838297680720184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Did Speaker Johnson halt deportations? Stop Remain in Mexico? Halt border wall construction? End the border emergency? Unilaterally resettle millions of unvetted illegal immigrants? Nope that was all you, Big Guy,&#8221; added Jake Schneider.
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Did Speaker Johnson halt deportations? Stop Remain in Mexico? Halt border wall construction? End the border emergency? Unilaterally resettle millions of unvetted illegal immigrants?
Nope that was all you, Big Guy. <a href="https://t.co/xWYe9fnsH7">https://t.co/xWYe9fnsH7</a>
&mdash; Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) <a href="https://twitter.com/jacobkschneider/status/1757861271993475338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Fixed it,&#8221; another said, sharing a rewritten poem: &#8220;Roses are red, Commies vote blue, You had the House for two years, This one is on you.&#8221;
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Fixed It 🤡 <a href="https://t.co/fhGYA4ecyD">pic.twitter.com/fhGYA4ecyD</a>
&mdash; Gimme3Steps (@TheSouthGAJohn) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSouthGAJohn/status/1757831970258550828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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There were a few on the left who appeared to truly enjoy the meme, however — among them, Keith Olbermann: &#8220;Oh god the Biden social media team is GETTING IT.&#8221;
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Oh god the Biden social media team is GETTING IT💥❤️ <a href="https://t.co/elMIKSx3Lh">https://t.co/elMIKSx3Lh</a>
&mdash; Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1757835172836229325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA)

White House Thrashed For Valentine Meme Attacking Mike Johnson Over Border Deal

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) lashed out at House Republicans after Tuesday evening&#8217;s vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying it was proof that former President Donald Trump was driving their actions.
&#8220;I don’t know who Mike Johnson is. It’s clear Donald Trump is Speaker of the House,&#8221; Moskowitz told Al Sharpton on MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Morning Joe,&#8221; arguing Mayorkas&#8217; impeachment would never get off the ground. &#8220;The only thing that’s going to change is his Wikipedia page.&#8221;
Moskowitz went on to attack his Republican colleagues on the foreign aid package that just passed the Senate, complaining that they had opposed both that and the recently-scrapped immigration deal because they wanted to deny Biden any possible victories. This, too, he chalked up to the House Republicans doing Trump&#8217;s bidding.
&#8220;[Trump] wants to change how the United States is viewed around the world,&#8221; Moskowitz said. &#8220;I mean, the idea that he wants to get back into office, and he wants to have better relationships with China and Russia, right, who are trying to destabilize the world should send literally shivers down Americans’ spine. You know, he talks about, Joe Biden is going to start World War II — by the way, that happened in the ’40s — but Donald Trump, what he’s talking about dealing with Russia, if Russia would start invading Europe, that would start World War III, by the way. Donald Trump is talking about that and setting the stage.&#8221;
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Moskowitz seemed to be referencing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-explains-nato-stance-after-negotiating-story-draws-controversy">Trump&#8217;s recent comments</a> about NATO, in which he indicated that he would oppose providing support for member nations that were not meeting their financial obligations to the body.
&#8220;When I told the 20 Countries that weren’t paying their fair share that they had to PAY UP, and said without doing that you will not have U.S. Military Protection, the money came rolling in,&#8221; Trump said in a recent statement. &#8220;After so many years of the United States picking up the tab, it was a beautiful sight to see. But now, without me there to say YOU MUST PAY, they are at it again. We are into helping Ukraine for more than 100 Billion Dollars more than NATO. We have nobody that they respect, and they insist on paying far less than we do. Wrong, NATO HAS TO EQUALIZE, AND NOW. THEY WILL DO THAT IF PROPERLY ASKED.&#8221;

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‘I Don’t Know Who Mike Johnson Is’: Dem Rep. Claims Trump Is GOP’s Real Speaker

'I Don’t Know Who Mike Johnson Is': Dem Rep. Claims Trump Is GOP's Real Speaker

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) promised to demand “transformative policy change” on the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, just ahead of a planned meeting with President Joe Biden and other leaders on Capitol Hill.
Johnson, who just recently returned from a visit to the border, has said on several occasions that any deal to secure additional funding and aid for Ukraine and Israel would necessarily be tied to funding and policy changes aimed at securing the border.
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Today I will tell President Biden directly: House Republicans are demanding transformative policy change to secure the border.
The American people deserve nothing less. <a href="https://t.co/R5g80zlqFa">pic.twitter.com/R5g80zlqFa</a>
&mdash; Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1747658336588206383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Johnson shared a brief video via X ahead of the meeting, along with the caption: “Today I will tell President Biden directly: House Republicans are demanding transformative policy change to secure the border. The American people deserve nothing less.”
“We’re not playing politics with this,” Johnson said in the video. “We’re demanding real, transformative policy change because that’s what the American people need and deserve — and what they’re demanding as well. House Republicans are standing on that line, and I will tell the president that today.”
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”I’ve been saying it consistently since the moment I was handed this gavel,” Johnson continued. “And that’s never changed.”
Johnson went on to lay out some of the reasons that policy change was so important, noting that fentanyl was the “leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-49” and addressing the ongoing issue of human trafficking and sex trafficking of children.
“The cartels on the border are making billions of dollars trafficking humans into the U.S.,” Johnson added, echoing some of the concerns he raised during a recent interview with CNN anchor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-mike-johnson-jake-tapper-spar-over-border-crisis">Jake Tapper</a>. “Sixty to seventy percent of the people that cross at the — Eagle Pass, which is the main funnel right now — are single, adult males between the ages of 18 and 40. These are not ‘huddled masses’ of families seeking refuge and asylum, these are people coming here probably with ill design.”
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-to-meet-with-capitol-hill-leaders-regarding-top-priority-funding-request">meeting</a> is scheduled to take place at the White House on Wednesday.
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Speaker Johnson Demands ‘Transformative Policy Change’ On Border Ahead Of Biden Meeting

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