Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) expressed confidence over the weekend that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will win re-election as speaker next month after the new congress is sworn in.
Lawler made the remarks during a Sunday interview on ABC News’ “This Week” with Jonathan Karl when asked if Johnson will be and should be re-elected.
“Yes, and yes,” Lawler said. “The fact is that Mike Johnson inherited a disaster when Matt Gaetz and several of my colleagues teamed up with 208 Democrats to remove Kevin McCarthy, which will go down as the single stupidest thing I’ve ever seen in politics.”
“With that said, removing Mike Johnson would equally be as stupid,” he continued. “The fact is that these folks are playing with fire. And if they think they’re somehow going to get a more conservative speaker, they’re kidding themselves.”
Lawler said that Johnson is “arguably the…
