Republicans have at long last elected a House speaker: Representative Mike Johnson, a fundamentalist Christian who was also once called a key “architect” in Congress’s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.

Johnson finally secured the speaker’s gavel after Republican infighting left the House without a speaker for 22 days. He secured 220 votes.

Johnson is a four-term congressman representing Louisiana. His win also represents the rise of the MAGA front in the Republican Party. Earlier Wednesday morning, Donald Trump endorsed Johnson as House speaker—after quickly killing Mike Emmer’s nomination the day before.

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    31 year ago

    “Hey censorship isn’t a good idea.” “YOU’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE MY KIDS GAY!” Two can play the strawman game. Parents should do anything with their children or just not have them.

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      -21 year ago

      Are you anti censorship? Seems a lot of people are okay censoring things they find problematic i.e. transphobia, racism, etc