Summary
Republican support for House Speaker Mike Johnson’s re-election is faltering ahead of a vote this week, with key figures like Rep. Chip Roy undecided despite Donald Trump’s endorsement.
Roy and others cite concerns over Johnson’s handling of past legislative battles, including a contentious budget fight.
With a slim GOP majority, Johnson cannot afford defections, but dissent persists among Republicans like Andy Harris and Andy Biggs.
Roy has suggested alternatives, including Byron Donalds and Jim Jordan, as doubts grow about Johnson’s ability to deliver on the party’s agenda in the new Congress.
They already had the ideas. They just needed all the pieces in place.
If it wasn’t so absolutely terrifying, it would be hilarious to watch every possible legal, judicial, procedural, constitutional, and legislative loophole be used in varying combinations to bypass each of the above.