Mike Johnson Wins Speakership in First Round of House Votes After Two Holdouts Switch

Update: Mike Johnson won on the first ballot after two Republican holdouts switched votes. After a period of discussion, Ralph Norman and Keith Self switched their votes to Johnson. It was technically still the first round since the vote wasn’t called and the second vote was unnecessary. Thomas Massie remained a “Hell, no.”

Update: Mike Johnson appears to have fallen short in the first House vote. He can only lose one vote with a 219-215 majority.

Update: The House vote is taking place now! Democrats are voting for Jeffries. Now, that is a scary thought. One GOP voted for Jordan, another for Donalds, and Massie won’t vote for Johnson. We didn’t catch every vote, but Johnson might not make it.

Democrats are laughing at the Republicans as they stick together.

The colonies demanded a vote, which they did not have the right to do.

The new Congress can’t proceed with any business until they have a Speaker.

Original Story

Reportedly, only Rep. Thomas Massie is voting against Mike Johnson for Speaker. He told Matt Gaetz, “You can pull my fingernails out; you can shove bamboo in them; you can start cutting off my fingers; I am not voting for Mike Johnson.”

Mike Johnson is a serious disappointment. He kept voting for outrageous bills, and he supported the FISA bill. That last bill he tried to cram through at the last minute was an abomination. He keeps breaking promises. However, we can’t afford infighting right now, and Donald Trump wants him.

Any one Republican can blow up a deal. Johnson’s job is impossible.

As for Bob Good not voting for him, he lost. Good was replaced by Rep. Maguire, who will vote for Johnson.

Then there’s this point being made:

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