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Chip Roy Says Mike Johnson Does Not Have Votes For Speaker Despite Trump’s Endorsement

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Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday that Speaker Mike Johnson does not have the votes among the House Republican conference to continue serving as speaker despite President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement of Johnson on Monday.

The House is slated to vote to select a speaker for the upcoming Congress on Friday. Given the Republican majority’s slim margins, Johnson can afford to lose only one GOP vote, assuming every representative is in attendance.

Roy’s comments claiming Johnson does not have enough support from the House Republican conference to keep the speaker’s gavel follow Trump’s endorsement of Johnson in a Truth Social post on Monday.

“The American people need IMMEDIATE relief from all of the destructive policies of the last Administration. Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN,” Trump wrote. “Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement. MAGA!!!”

Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who committed to voting against Johnson’s speakership bid on Dec. 18, has been the only House Republican to publicly oppose Johnson.

Republican Reps. Victoria Spartz of Indiana and Andy Harris of Maryland, the leader of the House Freedom Caucus, are also noncommittal on Johnson despite Trump’s endorsement of the speaker.

“Victoria is a good friend, and Thomas is a friend, they raise reasonable concerns,” Roy told Webster. “We racked up $300 billion additional deficit spending after the election. We spent $1.7 trillion last year with more Democrat votes than Republican votes. We gave another $61 billion to Ukraine.”

Roy floated Republican Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida and Jim Jordan of Ohio, chair of the influential House Judiciary Committee, as potential contenders he would like to see run for speaker if Johnson were to withdraw his name from consideration.

Jordan’s office referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to a tweet from the congressman backing Trump’s endorsement of Johnson.

Donalds’ office did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s inquiry about whether the congressman would consider running for speaker. Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.

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Mike Johnson Wins Speakership On First Vote

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Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana secured the gavel on the first vote Wednesday after the House had been without a speaker for three weeks.

Johnson was the House GOP’s fourth speaker nominee since Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role on Oct. 3. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise both withdrew from the race prior to a floor vote, and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan failed to receive enough support after three rounds of voting.

“It is the honor of a lifetime to have been elected the 56th Speaker of the House,” Johnson wrote in a tweet. “Thank you to my colleagues, friends, staff, and family for the unmatched support throughout this process. It has been an arduous few weeks, and a reminder that the House is as complicated and diverse as the people we represent. The urgency of this moment demands bold, decisive action to restore trust, advance our legislative priorities, and demonstrate good governance. Our House Republican Conference is united, and eager to work.”

Every House Republican voted for Johnson, and all House Democrats supported Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for speaker.

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York gave Johnson a nominating speech ahead of the vote and praised the congressman for being a “servant leader” who has the ability to unite GOP members.

Johnson was one of nine House Republicans vying for the conference’s nomination on Tuesday, which originally elevated Emmer for the position. After Emmer withdrew from the race hours later, Johnson won the nomination against Republican Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida, Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, Mark Green of Tennessee and Roger Williams of Texas.

Emmer, Jordan and Scalise all threw their support behind Johnson for speaker. While former President Donald Trump didn’t officially endorse Johnson, he urged House Republicans to vote for the congressman ahead of the floor vote Wednesday.

Johnson is in his fourth term in Congress and serves as the vice chairman of the House Republican Conference. The congressman sits on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Armed Services Committee.

“As Speaker, I will ensure the House delivers results and inspires change for the American people,” Johnson wrote. “We will restore trust in this body. We will advance a comprehensive conservative policy agenda, combat the harmful policies of the Biden Administration, and support our allies abroad. And we will restore sanity to a government desperately in need of it. Let’s get back to work.”

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