Former Republican congressman Kevin McCarthy congratulated Mike Johnson on his reappointment as House speaker following a Friday vote replete with closed-door drama. However, according to McCarthy, a former speaker of the House,

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) offered his congratulations to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after being reelected to the leadership role Friday but suggested that President-elect Trump should get the credit.

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy credited President-elect Donald Trump for convincing two House Republicans to switch their vote to Speaker Mike Johnson, helping him win reelection. McCarthy said that while Johnson should be congratulated,

The tumult of the day laid bare that Mike Johnson retains only tenuous support from hard-line conservatives who gave him their votes for now, but stand ready to dispatch him just as they did Kevin

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.