Rep. Mike Lawler called the GOP ouster of Kevin McCarthy “one of the stupidest moves in politics,” attacked Rep. Matt Gaetz as a “charlatan” who should be expelled from their conference for leading the charge, and was one of the Republicans who blocked Jim Jordan’s ascension to the speakership.
But when the freshman Republican said the words “Mike Johnson” on the House floor last week to elect the conservative Louisiana Republican as the next speaker, Democrats were elated.
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