Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana was a vocal supporter of Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The Onion asked House Republicans why they unanimously selected an election denier as their leader, and this is what they said.
Rep. Ron Estes “Our two-party system of government works best when one party accepts election results and the other doesn’t.” Rep. George Santos “Lord knows I’ve been asking my colleagues to overlook some shit.” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene “Why would I abandon the strategy that got me this far?” Rep. Dan Crenshaw “As the representative of a grossly gerrymandered district, I kind of forgot elections were a thing.” Rep.
Greg Pence “He had the little ‘R’ next to his name.” Rep. Lauren Boebert “How are we supposed to deny the results of the next election if we don’t have a speaker?” Rep. Steve Scalise “My entire existence is centered around not making Donald Trump mad.” Rep. Nancy Mace “We need to make Mr. Trump feel good. I mean, look at him: He’s mad all the time. Like, all the time! Don’t you just want to do something nice for a big ol’ grinch like that?” Rep.
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