The MAGA congressman made a mess of his own party and shut down the House for a month. His reward: an election denier is the new Speaker of the House.
. You did it, man! “MAGA Mike” Johnson is the new Speaker of the House of Representatives.on Oct. 3. But in the intervening days, it was unclear whether McCarthy’s exodus would lead to a Trumpier replacement . Today, it is clear that Gaetz’s move paid off. Johnson played a key role in trying to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election.), have good reason to believe that the Big Lie has been, thanks in large part to Gaetz, deeply embedded into the GOP’s leadership.
It took 11 months to complete the project, but Gaetz was finally able to “upgrade” Republican House leadership. My operating assumption from day one was that a right-wing candidate had an inherent advantage over a more establishment-friendly candidate. This is because moderates and institutionalists are more likely to compromise and cave.Ultimately, though, you can’t win a game of “chicken” against someone who doesn’t care whether the whole clown car goes off the rails.
It won’t take long for us to get a sense of how he will lead. House Republicans will very quickly have to determine whether they will pass a continuing resolution to fund the government next month and whether they will fund aid to support Ukraine and Israel.
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