CNN anchor Jake Tapper said Friday in the network's special coverage of the House speaker vote that Republicans who didn't initially vote for Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) did so to send a message. He said that.
Mr. Tapper said: “Okay, so Congressman Mike Johnson is now officially Speaker Mike Johnson. The other House Republicans had two no votes and two votes. Ralph Norman voted for Tom Emmer. , Keith Self voted for Byron Donald. Keith Self, who is about to begin his second term, and Mr. Norman have officially changed their votes.
He continued: “I have to say this was a muscle flexing for the Republican minority, and I'm sure he's happy about it.” Nine members demonstrating to Speaker Johnson, under the new House rules, we can pull you down if we want, and we can make your life very difficult. Please pay attention to us if you would like to pay attention to us. ”
He added: “I just want to raise the flag at this moment because these nine people made it clear to Chairman Johnson that we can defeat you.”
“They sent a message, but the math doesn't get any better from here,” said political analyst Kristen Soltis Anderson. He won't be a member of the House of Representatives later.”
Tapper said, “Waltz with Stefanik.”
“Because they were nominated to important positions by Donald Trump, so this is just the beginning. This should be the easiest vote, but it doesn't get any easier from here,” Soltis-Anderson said. Dew.”
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