Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana is anticipated to return as speaker in 2025, main yet one more slender GOP majority that may barely agree on what colour the sky is, not to mention cross laws.
NBC Information, ABC Information, and CNN all projected on Wednesday that Republicans will preserve management of the Home, after the celebration clinched the 218 wanted for a majority. And later that very same day, Johnson secured the nomination of the Home Republican caucus.
Some right-wing Home members crowed about wanting to place up a problem to Johnson, who grew to become speaker in 2024 mainly by chance after Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy and had an inner civil warfare about whom to switch him with—and Johnson popping out of nowhere to win that struggle. However this time, the hard-line conservatives have been unable to determine who would problem Johnson, in response to The Hill.
However after Trump instructed Home Republicans on Wednesday that he supported Johnson for an additional time period as speaker, that opposition melted away.
That is unsurprising since when Trump says “jump,” Republicans reply with “how high?”
“If Donald Trump says ‘jump 3 feet high and scratch your head,’ we all jump 3 feet high and scratch our heads,” Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas, clad in fugly gold sneakers and a Trump tie, instructed reporters on Wednesday.
When all is alleged and accomplished, Republicans will seemingly have between 220 and 222 seats, nearly unchanged from this present Congress. The truth that the race for the Home was mainly a wash was because of sturdy Democratic recruiting and fundraising, which led Democrats to select off Republican lawmakers in states like New York and California, regardless of a vicious gerrymander in North Carolina that alone value Democrats three seats.
With such a slender majority, Johnson may have little room for error to cross payments.
And Trump is already narrowing that majority additional. Not too long ago, he nominated Reps. Elise Stefanik, Mike Waltz, and Matt Gaetz for roles in his administration. If they’re confirmed, that can depart three Home vacancies for just a few months, till particular elections could be held.
Provided that the Home Republican convention is full of a bunch of lunatics who would relatively watch the world burn than cross precise laws, that might be an issue for Johnson.
Throughout this present Congress, with a equally small majority, Johnson has wanted to plead with Home Democrats to vote for laws to fund the federal government as a result of he couldn’t get sufficient of his personal convention to vote for must-pass spending payments. That gave Democrats negotiating energy.
In the end, now that Republicans may have unified management of Washington, any chaos that comes out of Capitol Hill will trigger blowback to the GOP that Democrats can capitalize on for the 2026 midterms.
And figuring out this solid of clowns, there might be chaos. Buckle up.
