In the three years that Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has served as speaker of the House, he has seen his party enjoy a landslide victory and suffer a crushing defeat. Owing to the defeat on Tuesday, his tenure is up on Jan. 3.
Johnson’s office confirmed to Blaze News that “the speaker will not be running for minority leader.”
‘I know what it will take to lead our Conference in the minority.’
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The decision to depart his Republican leadership role in the House constitutes an about-face, given his assertion to CBS News last month that, “if, heaven forbid, we lost the majority, I would expect my colleagues would call upon me to continue to lead the conference in divided government.”
“My intention is to stay and serve, and that’s
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