Fox News: Mike Johnson elected House speaker three weeks after Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster
Johnson, R-La., was elected speaker of the House during a full vote on the House floor Wednesday afternoon. The vote tally was 220 to 209.
Johnson needed 215 votes to secure the speaker's gavel Wednesday. Typically, the threshold is 217, however, due to current absences, the threshold fell to 215.
Matt Gaetz provides the blow-by-blow with Steve Bannon.
Video by way of Gateway Pundit.
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