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Even Republican House lawmakers, the group that is arguably the most pro-Trump in Congress, defied their de facto leader, who now opposes the bill. There's a lot of good and there's a lot of bad with TikTok. Congressional Republicans have defied Trump before. Even Republican voters have at times defied Trump. The former president has been especially effective in his targeted campaign against the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him for inciting the insurrection.
Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Lara Trump, Wednesday's, TikTok, Jeff Yass, Tom Emmer's speakership, Jim Jordan, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Sen, Sherrod Brown Organizations: Service, Republican Party, Republican National Committee, Republican, Trump, Biden, Chinese Communist Party, CNBC, Facebook, Congressional, GOP, week's Ohio GOP, Ohio Gov, Democrat, Republicans Locations: Congress, ByteDance, Beijing, Yass, week's Ohio
Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana is the 4th GOP nominee for speaker in 3 weeks. He's a staunch social conservative who introduced a bill similar to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law. He also moonlights as a Liberty University professor and spearheaded efforts to overturn the 2020 election. AdvertisementAdvertisementFollowing three failed speakership bids in three weeks, House Republicans have now chosen Rep. Mike Johnson of Lousiana to be their latest nominee for speaker of the House. Emmer was ultimately the party's nominee for just over four hours before he withdrew on Tuesday.
Persons: Mike Johnson of, He's, , Mike Johnson, Lousiana, Johnson, who's, Louisiana Rpeublican, Tom Emmer's, Donald Trump, Emmer, Jim Jordan of, Steve Scalise Organizations: GOP, Liberty University, Service, Republicans Locations: Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio
Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was elected to be the next speaker of the House on Wednesday. He's a staunch social conservative who introduced a bill similar to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law. AdvertisementAdvertisementFollowing three failed GOP speakership bids in the three weeks since Kevin McCarthy's ouster, the House elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Lousiana on Wednesday to be the next speaker of the House. Emmer was ultimately the party's nominee for just over four hours before he withdrew on Tuesday. As the speaker, Johnson will be second in line to the presidency behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
Persons: Mike Johnson of, He's, , Kevin McCarthy's, Mike Johnson, Lousiana, Johnson, Christian, Tom Emmer's, Donald Trump, Emmer, Jim Jordan of, Steve Scalise, Kamala Harris Organizations: Liberty University, Service, GOP, House, House Republicans, Louisiana Republican Locations: Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio
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