House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) joins Meet the Press to discuss hurricane relief, the state of the presidential race and how he'll handle the results of the 2024 election.
WASHINGTON — As Speaker Mike Johnson marks one year on the job Friday, he’s fighting hard to preserve House Republicans’ razor-thin majority — and his speakership. Multiple House Republicans said they believe the Louisiana Republican, who rose from relative obscurity to the top of the conference last year, can beat back his critics and win the speaker’s gavel for another two years. But only if the GOP manages to win control of the House again in November’s elections.
In the wake of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster last year, both men failed to win the votes needed to become speaker. Jordan was rejected twice, and Emmer was also denied the gavel, paving the way for Johnson — then the little-known GOP Conference vice chair and No. 6 in leadership — to rise to speaker. But unlike the 218 votes needed to win the speaker’s gavel, a much lower threshold — just a simple majority of all House Republicans — is needed to win the minority leader post.
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