Meet Mike Johnson, Republicansā€™ new House speaker.

Republicans have at long last elected a House speaker: Representative Mike Johnson, a fundamentalist Christian who was also once called a key ā€œarchitectā€ in Congressā€™s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.

Johnson finally secured the speakerā€™s gavel after Republican infighting left the House without a speaker for 22 days. He secured 220 votes.

Johnson is a four-term congressman representing Louisiana. His win also represents the rise of the MAGA front in the Republican Party. Earlier Wednesday morning, Donald Trump endorsed Johnson as House speakerā€”after quickly killing Mike Emmerā€™s nomination the day before.

  • ntma@lemm.ee
    631Ā·
    10 months ago

    Hey it could be worse. You could be living in China or India.

    • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      28Ā·
      10 months ago

      The ā€œit could always be worseā€ fallacy. Iā€™ll remember to ignore the chronic pain in my leg from a catastrophic injury because that guy over there is dead.

      • ntma@lemm.ee
        110Ā·
        10 months ago

        It always can be worse. Perspective is important.

    • uis@lemmy.world
      141Ā·
      10 months ago

      I didnā€™t expect to see such opinion outside of village Š‘ŃƒŃ…Š°Š»Š¾Š²Š¾. This is why our countries are fucked. Keep saying ā€œit could always be worseā€ each time new bottom is penetrated.