To paraphrase an old joke: How do you keep a Congress in suspense? I’ll vote later …
Withholding their votes til the end for the ~drama~ https://t.co/cI62Dd4tGY
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) January 3, 2025
Most of the holdouts returned to the dais at the end of the first round of the House Speaker election to cast their ballots for Mike Johnson. Unfortunately, three Republicans held out, and so now the House will do what it did twice last year … hold multiple ballots while (theoretically) risking control of the lower chamber. The first vote tied 215-215 with Hakeem Jeffries, with 217 needed to win the election [see update].
Johnson certainly tried to address member concerns leading into the first round of voting. Donald Trump wished him luck as the day started, and Johnson insisted that he would deal straightforwardly with his conference — but not cut…
