OAN Staff Blake Wolf
4:23 PM – Monday, December 30, 2024
Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, has announced that he will refuse to vote for Mike Johnson to remain Speaker of the House of Representatives, despite recent support from President-elect Donald Trump.
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“On January 3, 2025, I will not vote for Mike Johnson. I hope my colleagues will join me because history will never give America a 'do-over' again,” Massey said. wrote (Republican, Kentucky).
Massie's refusal to endorse Johnson comes after President-elect Donald Trump endorsed the current House speaker and called on Republicans to “not let this great opportunity slip away.”
“Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard-working, godly man. He will do the right thing and we will continue to win. Mike has my full and complete support. MAGA !” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Mr. Massey has been an outspoken critic of Mr. Johnson (R-Louisiana) for multiple reasons, including “partnering with Democrats in sending money to Ukraine,'' but given that Republicans hold a one-vote majority in the House of Representatives, Mr. , this could be important. .
“While I respect and support President Trump, I believe that his support for Mike Johnson will fare just as well as his support for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. “We've seen it send money to Americans, authorize spying on Americans, and deplete budgets,” Massey wrote, continuing to provide context for the comparison between Ryan and Johnson.
“On January 3, 2017, Paul Ryan was elected Speaker of the House by every Republican except me. Ryan continues to propose a bogus repeal of Obamacare, increase spending, support the deep state, We didn't fund the wall. Two years later, we lost the majority and the Democrats made a living hell for Trump,” Massey continued.
Voting for chair will take place on January 3rdrd2025, days before President Trump's Election Day victory is certified.
Johnson's leadership as House speaker has recently been challenged by other Republican officials, including Trump ally Elon Musk, who helped kill the continuing resolutions (CR) bill supported by Johnson and Democrats. It was done.
Musk characterized the bill as almost “criminal” because it includes unnecessary additions such as raising salaries for members of Congress and building a new soccer stadium. The huge spending bill, which was quickly rejected, included excessive spending, increases in MP pay and special interest payments, prompting Mr. Musk and other Republicans to rally against Mr. Johnson's leadership.
Additionally, other Republicans remain undecided about the possibility of voting for Johnson to remain speaker of the House.
“I understand why President Trump supports Speaker Johnson as much as Speaker Ryan, which is definitely important. But we need to get assurances that @SpeakerJohnson won't sell us into the swamp.” wrote Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.).
“I want to talk to you about something. [with] “The chairman was there just to confirm his plan because there are some issues that we think need to be resolved,” added Republican Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).
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