As Twitchy readers are aware by now, Mike Johnson has retained his position as Speaker of the House. The vote was a bit of a nailbiter, with Thomas Massie being the most vocal Republican member to object to the prospect of re-electing Johnson.
One person who had full confidence in Johnson's success was outgoing Congressman Matt Gaetz, who shared a confident prediction this morning:
Mike Johnson will be elected Speaker today.
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) January 3, 2025
On the first vote.
People might like or dislike that. I’m just reporting the news.
Hours later, Massie couldn't resist taking a jab at the post:
This one didn’t age well. 😉
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 3, 2025
Not so fast, sir:
Actually looks like mine didn’t age well. 😭
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 3, 2025
But wait, there's more:
Gotcha!
— Former Congressman Matt Gaetz (@FmrRepMattGaetz) January 3, 2025
After all the political drama of 2024 and the recent history of contentious Republican house speaker nominations, it's refreshing to see this fun and lighthearted exchange.
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Credit for humility. 😂
— 𝐃𝐁 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝕋𝕏 (@DBCooperTX) January 3, 2025
Good sport!
— Ash 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@finwiz416) January 3, 2025
Massie was indeed a good sport here, and that's something to be respected.
LOL I enjoyed this exchange.
— Johnny St.Pete (@JohnMcCloy) January 3, 2025
We did too.
Progress, not perfection. I’ve been saying this a lot recently.
— Sarah Luna (@sarah_luna_1111) January 3, 2025
Well said. Not everyone is going to love every decision that gets made, but at the end of the day you fight with the army you have.
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