Some Republicans are urging President-elect Donald Trump to reaffirm his support for Speaker Mike Johnson.

Summary

House Speaker Mike Johnson faces growing Republican dissent over his handling of government funding, potentially jeopardizing his reelection as speaker on January 3.

Allies are urging Donald Trump to reaffirm his support for Johnson to avoid a prolonged leadership fight, which could delay certification of Trump’s 2024 election victory on January 6.

Johnson’s bipartisan spending bill, criticized by Trump, narrowly averted a government shutdown but failed to include Trump’s core debt-limit demands.

Some Republicans warn that a speakerless House would disrupt critical legislative processes, including election certification.

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
    31·
    2 days ago

    The GOP wants the election certification to become a murky uncertain process. Trump won the electoral college and will be the next president - that isn’t in doubt.

    However, if they make confirmation a confused process then in the next election they can subvert the process and steal it.

    • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      More like they created a legal theory that if you’re not certified on Jan 6, then there’s no process to handle the transition and so it’s all up in the air

      Then, they assumed every president would use this “loophole” if only they could

      Everything is projection with them