Republicans have at long last elected a House speaker: Representative Mike Johnson, a fundamentalist Christian who was also once called a key āarchitectā in Congressās efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.
Johnson finally secured the speakerās gavel after Republican infighting left the House without a speaker for 22 days. He secured 220 votes.
Johnson is a four-term congressman representing Louisiana. His win also represents the rise of the MAGA front in the Republican Party. Earlier Wednesday morning, Donald Trump endorsed Johnson as House speakerāafter quickly killing Mike Emmerās nomination the day before.
Depends on if you count the president as 0 or 1
The President isnāt in line to be President. He IS the president. This isnāt an array indexing problem.
When youāre on the roller coaster, you are not first in line to be on the roller coaster. The person who just barely didnāt make it on is first in line.