On Friday, Congressional lawmakers convened to elect the next Speaker of the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mike Johnson (R-La.) will serve as Speaker of the House for the 119th Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the Republican majority at 219-215, Johnson could lose only one Republican vote to remain speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of Congress on Friday, securing the gavel on the first ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It appeared that he would fail on the first ballot as Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Keith Self (R-Texas) voted for other candidates. However, the chamber held the vote open as Johnson conferred with his opponents and Norman and Self switched their votes to applause in the chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vote came after President-elect Donald Trump issued his “total” endorsement of Mike Johnson (R-la.) earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSpeaker Mike Johnson<\/a> is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN. Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement. MAGA!\u201d Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene also offered her endorsement of Johnson shortly before Friday’s vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n