GOP Lawmaker Says Mike Johnson Doesn't Have The Votes To Be Speaker
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House Speaker Mike Johnson's hopes of retaining his leadership post rest on near unanimity among his party.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could lose his bid to keep the gavel when the chamber votes later this week.
“Right now, I don’t believe that he has the votes on Friday and I think we need to have the conference get together so that we can get united,” Roy told Fox Business host Ashley Webster on Tuesday.
Johnson’s hopes of retaining his leadership post rest on near unanimity among his party, with The Hill noting that just two GOP defections could be enough to sink his bid.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has already said he will vote against Johnson, and several others haven’t committed to him, including Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.).
Roy indicated that he’s also not in Johnson’s corner ― at least not yet.
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