House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) urged President-elect Donald Trump to speak with the handful of GOP holdouts who oppose or have not endorsed Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) returning as speaker.
During a “Sunday Morning Futures” interview, Comer told Fox News anchor Jason Chaffetz that five Republicans will not commit to voting for Johnson, who can only afford to lose a couple of GOP votes.
“I strongly encourage Donald Trump to get on the phone with those five or six members who won’t commit to voting for Mike Johnson, because all this is going to do is delay us,” Comer said.
The chairman warned that if members cannot pick a speaker by January 6, then Congress will be unable to certify the results of the Electoral College that would make Trump the 47th president two weeks later.
“It’s going to delay the certification of President Trump’s election. It’s going to…
