Elections

Trump Wins Johnson for Speaker After Hour of MAGA Chaos

NOT YET, JOHNSON

Johnson wound up surviving and keeping his gavel after nearly an hour of cajoling, then hugging.

Juliegrace Brufke
Juliegrace Brufke 

Senior Political Correspondent

A photo illustration of Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty
Juliegrace Brufke

Juliegrace Brufke

Senior Political Correspondent

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