Chip Roy Says Mike Johnson Does Not Have Votes For Speaker Despite Trump’s Endorsement
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday that Speaker Mike Johnson does not have the votes among the House Republican conference to continue serving as speaker despite President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement of…
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday that Speaker Mike Johnson does not have the votes among the House Republican conference to continue serving as speaker despite President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement of Johnson on Monday.
“Iremainundecided,asdoanumberofmycolleagues,becausewesawsomanyofthefailureslastyearthatweareconcernedaboutthatmightlimitorinhibitourabilitytoadvancethePresident’sagenda,” Roy told Fox Business’ Ashley Webster on Tuesday morning. “Rightnow,Idon’tbelievethathehasthevotesonFriday,andIthinkweneedtohavetheconferencegettogethersothatwecangetunited.”
The House is slated to vote to select a speaker for the upcoming Congress on Friday. Given the Republican majority’s slim margins, Johnson can afford to lose only one GOP vote, assuming every representative is in attendance.