With the vote for the next Speaker of the House just a couple hours away, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has become the leading voice for those opposing current speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) getting the gig for the incoming 119th Congress.
RedState reported Thursday that Massie is a firm no on Johnson, and he is firm in his reasoning.
Massie has made it very clear that he has no intention of voting for Johnson, tweeting on X a few days ago that the Speaker doesn’t have the ability to see Trump’s agenda get through the House and that Johnson owes many of his legislative successes to interventions from Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Furthermore, Massie lost his wife last year and has reportedly said, “If they thought I had no Fs to give before, I definitely have no Fs to give now.” Also:
“I’m a single man now. I’ve lost my wife, and…
