Speaker WALKS AWAY?! Johnson Steps Down

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Speaker WALKS AWAY?! Johnson Steps Down https://newsplusglobe.org/ House Speaker Mike Johnson told his staff he will not seek the job of Republican leader in the new Congress, a day after Democrats swept both chambers in the midterms. His spokesman confirmed it with a single word — "accurate" — as Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan lined up to replace him, and the Speaker's gavel is now expected to pass to Democrat Hakeem Jeffries in January. #BreakingNews #WorldNews #NewsPlusGlobe #MikeJohnson #Speaker #Midterms #USPolitics #Congress

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00:00The Speaker of the House just walked away.

00:02On Wednesday morning, Mike Johnson told his staff he will not seek the job of Republican

00:06leader in the new Congress.

00:08His spokesman confirmed it to reporters with a single word,

00:12quote,

00:13Accurate.

00:14And Trump said he did not ask him to step down.

00:17Johnson led the House since October 2023, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted.

00:23He won re-election to his own Louisiana seat.

00:26The fight to replace him is already on.

00:28Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan both want the job, and Republicans vote November 10th.

00:34The Speaker's gavel itself is expected to pass to Democrat Hakeem Jeffries

00:37when the new Congress opens on January 3rd.

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00:54The Speaker of the House just walked away.

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