Mike Johnson falling short in speaker vote, in unity test for Trump's Republicans

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WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Republican Mike Johnson appeared to be falling short in his bid to retain the top post in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, in a sign that President-elect Donald Trump's party could struggle to stay unified in Congress this year.
With voting still ongoing, at least three Republicans voted against Johnson, likely leaving the incumbent House speaker short of the majority he would need to remain in the job.

Republicans control the chamber by a razor-thin 219-215 majority. With voting still under way, members still had a chance to change their vote or to cast a vote if they had abstained. The final outcome was still in play.
The vote could be an early indication of the party's ability to hang together as it advances Trump's agenda of tax cuts and border enforcement. It also could test Trump's clout on Capitol Hill, where a handful of Republicans have already shown a willingness to defy him.
 
Magats_Love_NHB said:

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Republican Mike Johnson appeared to be falling short in his bid to retain the top post in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, in a sign that President-elect Donald Trump's party could struggle to stay unified in Congress this year.
With voting still ongoing, at least three Republicans voted against Johnson, likely leaving the incumbent House speaker short of the majority he would need to remain in the job.

Republicans control the chamber by a razor-thin 219-215 majority. With voting still under way, members still had a chance to change their vote or to cast a vote if they had abstained. The final outcome was still in play.
The vote could be an early indication of the party's ability to hang together as it advances Trump's agenda of tax cuts and border enforcement. It also could test Trump's clout on Capitol Hill, where a handful of Republicans have already shown a willingness to defy him.
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Two Republicans are not there, Gaetz is out looking for underage girls and another is in memory care.
 
Johnson wins in first round of balloting. Two of the “others” change votes to Johnson.

Jeffries loses.

Johnson-218

Jeffries-215
 
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Earl said:
Indeed, it did not age well.
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He'll be fine, he usually has 10 or 12 troll threads going at any given time. I realized this forum is not heavily moderated, but why they allow a douchebag like MagatMus to completely ruin this place is beyond me. To be fair, a couple of the so-called conservatives aren't really much better. I suspect some of them are actually POEseurs.
 
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