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But Trump called him 'MAGA MIKE JOHNSON!'

Johnson, fresh off his victory on the House floor, said he will pursue an “aggressive schedule” in the weeks ahead.

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Shania Shelton, CNN

Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana had just survived a closed-door vote to end a tumultuous period of paralysis without a House speaker on Tuesday night and was celebrating with smiling and exhausted Republican colleagues. “Democracy is messy sometimes,” he said, “but it is our system.” But moments later, Johnson was confronted at a news conference about his own past role in American democracy, when he worked in alliance with former President Donald Trump to block the cer...

Washington (CNN) — Rep. Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

 

Mike Johnson was elected as House speaker after three other candidates were unable to secure enough votes.

Mike Johnson, a Republican representative from Louisiana, elected as the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives | World News

 

Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After three weeks without a speaker, House Republicans are again trying to fill the top spot, gathering behind closed doors Tuesday morning to cast secret ballots until one candidate gets a majority. Seven Republicans are officially running for speaker after the historic removal of Kevin McCarthy earlier this month. On Monday night, House GOP lawmakers heard from each candidate in a closed-door forum. Heres how the news is developing. All ...