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Speaker Mike Johnson addresses the 119th Congress | FULL SPEECH

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Speaker Mike Johnson address the 119th Congress and takes the oath of office.

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.

 

 

The new Congress was thrown into chaos on its first day Friday as some Republicans defied incoming president Donald Trump to block Mike Johnson from returning as House Speaker. The Louisiana congressman, who was boosted by several messages of support from Trump, needed a simple majority to be elected as Washington’s top legislator, who presides over House business and is second in line to the presidency.

Johnson, 52, a Louisiana Republican, who took the House speakership in 2023 after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy (California Republican), won support of 218 House members to lead the 119th Congress. Initially, three House Republicans opted to support other party-mates for the post but following a short consultation, two of them switched to support him.

US media speculated earlier that problems with Johnson’s reelection to the post or his failure to win it could tell negatively on US President-elect Donald Trump’s positions as he had voiced full support to his candidature.

After the November 5, 2024 elections, Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives having won 220 seats, while Democrats secured 215 seats. However, Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, vacated his seat in the House in mid-November.

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Trump reacts to Speaker Johnson’s re-election victory: ‘Make America Great Again’

 

 

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