Representative Mike Johnson Wins GOP Nomination for House Speaker

Rep. Mike Johnson won the GOP nomination for House speaker Tuesday night, defeating Rep. Byron Donalds and becoming the fourth speaker designate selected by his party since Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s historic removal as speaker — and the second in a single day.

The third nominee, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, dropped out of the Republican race for speaker just four hours after he was elected Tuesday. He failed to persuade far-right members of the conference to support him on the floor. Over 20 opposed him during a roll-call vote, and former President Donald Trump expressed strong opposition to Emmer shortly after he won the nomination, posting on Truth Social, “Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake!” He said Emmer was “out of touch with Republican voters.”

Asked Tuesday evening by reporters whether Trump’s opposition had been a deciding factor in his withdrawal from the speaker race, Emmer replied, “I made my decision based on my relationship with the conference.”

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