House Speaker Mike Johnson had no idea Representative Ken Buck is quitting, as the GOP is in complete shambles.

Representative Ken Buck took to social media to announce his near-immediate leave from Congress, resigning so fast that even his party leaders were caught off guard by the decision.

“Today, I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week,” Buck said in a statement on Tuesday. “I look forward to staying involved in our political process, as well as spending more time in Colorado with my family.”

The less-than-two-weeks notice took practically everybody by surprise, including (or maybe especially) House Speaker Mike Johnson.

“I was surprised by Ken’s announcement,” Johnson told a crush of reporters inside the Capitol building. “I look forward to talking to him about that.”

“I didn’t know,” he added.

  • danc4498@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    It’d be a shame if republicans lose their majority before the elections. Though, democrats would probably be entirely unprepared to take advantage of it.

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      4 months ago

      At least we could be sure they would certify the legitimate results of the presidential election, which is more than we can say of the Republican House.

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      4 months ago

      Sadly democrats have shown time and time again they do not ever take advantage of any majority.