Massie comes out against Johnson retaining speaker's gavel

Thomas Massie says he won't back Mike Johnson for House Speaker
Thomas Massie became the first Republican in the U.S. House Wednesday to declare he would not back House Speaker Mike Johnson for the post in the next Congress. Massie's spokesman Jonathan Van Norman confirmed to The Enquirer that Massie would not vote for the Louisiana Republican in GOP leadership elections in January.
Thomas Massie Becomes First Republican To Publicly Say He Won’t Throw Support Behind Mike Johnson For Speaker
Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie told reporters Wednesday that he will not be supporting Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s
Massie comes out against Johnson retaining speaker's gavel: 'He does not have my vote'
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has declared that he will not vote for House Speaker Mike Johnson to retain the speakership next year. "He does not have my vote," Massie told CNN's Manu Raju.
Thomas Massie says he will not vote for Johnson as House Speaker next month
Massie, who has been a staunch critic of the speaker, did not indicate who he would endorse instead, but it comes a day after Congressional leadership unveiled a massive 1,547-paged spending bill.
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie says he won't back Mike Johnson for House Speaker
Massie's breakaway could be important because the GOP is expecting a slim 220-215 majority in the next Congress, which takes office Jan. 3.
Massie says he won’t back Johnson for Speaker
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said he won’t support Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for a second term on Wednesday, citing concerns about the continuing resolution (CR) and previous tension. When asked why he wouldn’t back his fellow Republican,
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