The House speaker told staff he will not run for House minority leader.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is stepping down from Republican leadership.
The Louisiana Republican announced on Wednesday morning on an all-staff call that he will not run for House minority leader for the new Congress next year, following Tuesday’s historical Democratic landslide takeover of the House of Representatives.
It’s not clear yet if Johnson has anointed a successor to lead the Republican caucus. Representative Jim Jordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has already thrown his hat into the ring and announced he’s running for House minority leader. According to Punchbowl News, Jordan’s pitch will be that new blood is needed and that he specializes in investigations.
The current number two Republican in the House, Representative Steve Scalise, also announced that he is running for caucus leader.
If the Republican party wants to lean into the whole rapist protector image it’s been cultivating, having Gym Jordan as your minority leader makes perfect sense. No one denies rape like Gym.
Gym Jordan thinks he’s “new blood”?
Did he get a transfusion from the neonatal intensive care unit?
Gym Jordan knows how to cover up sexual assault and that’s just the kind of leadership the Republicans need.
Mike Johnson did it for the president without ever drawing attention to the cover up. As speaker he would use the calendar and holiday schedule to sideline votes in a way that took real legislative understanding. He was actually competent and seeing him go is a big hit to the administration.
He has porn to hide from his son, with his burner phone.
Good riddance to bad rubbish
On brand for that spineless fuck
Womps and prayers, ya toolbox
and that he specializes in investigations.
Now that’s a very interesting pitch.
Sounds like at least some of the Republicans are willing to join in Democrat-led investigations and impeachments, now that they’ve seen what associating with and protecting Trump gets them.
They’re saying he’s gonna investigate democrats. Like the bullshit investigations to stir shit he did before
Who?
