Republicans have at long last elected a House speaker: Representative Mike Johnson, a fundamentalist Christian who was also once called a key “architect” in Congress’s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election.

Johnson finally secured the speaker’s gavel after Republican infighting left the House without a speaker for 22 days. He secured 220 votes.

Johnson is a four-term congressman representing Louisiana. His win also represents the rise of the MAGA front in the Republican Party. Earlier Wednesday morning, Donald Trump endorsed Johnson as House speaker—after quickly killing Mike Emmer’s nomination the day before.

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    8 months ago

    Hey it could be worse. You could be living in China or India.

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      8 months ago

      The “it could always be worse” fallacy. I’ll remember to ignore the chronic pain in my leg from a catastrophic injury because that guy over there is dead.

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        8 months ago

        It always can be worse. Perspective is important.

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      I didn’t expect to see such opinion outside of village Бухалово. This is why our countries are fucked. Keep saying “it could always be worse” each time new bottom is penetrated.