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Jennifer Bendery/via Threadreader from X/Twitter:
Get to know Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), the GOP's latest speaker nominee. He voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election by fueling a lie about widespread voter fraud that led to an insurrection at the Capitol building.
Johnson also signed onto a Texas amicus brief in support of throwing out votes in swing states…
Here is Mike Johnson on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, just hours before Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to kill lawmakers and prevent the election results from being certified because they believed Trump's Big Lie about widespread voter fraud:
[Tweet quote: We MUST fight for election integrity, the Constitution, and the preservation of our republic! It will be my honor to help lead that fight in the Congress today.The statement I drafted summarizes our position and the legal analysis that supports it.]
Who is Mike Johnson? He is an insurrectionist, and not someone who should be Speaker. But the insider guess is that he will be. And that’s because of those who have run, he has the least number of House Republicans who personally dislike him (what, you thought elections are about policy?)
