It has not been easy for Republicans to rally around a new leader in the House of Representatives, but now it seems they have finally succeeded. After the vote tonight, the representative from Louisiana, Mike Johnson, has now secured the position of “speaker” in the House of Representatives. – We must serve the people of this country. We will restore their confidence in Congress. The United States is the last and best hope that man has on earth, Johnson said, surrounded by jubilant colleagues outside Congress. Pledges support for Israel. Johnson announced shortly after taking the oath of office on Wednesday that his first act would be to lead the assembly to a support package for Israel in its war against Hamas. – The first law that I will put forward is in support of our dear, dear friend Israel, he says. – We are overtime to get it done, Johnson said in his inauguration speech, where he warned that the US’s “closest ally in the Middle East is under attack”. Mike Johnson has previously been negative about continued support for the war in Ukraine, but said yesterday that he is very concerned that Israel must get all the support the country needs. Now US President Joe Biden is asking the newly elected leader for a quick processing of the White House’s military aid package to Israel and Ukraine. – We need quick action to take care of our national security needs and to avoid a shutdown in 22 days, says Biden in a statement on Wednesday in which he also congratulates Johnson. Last week, President Joe Biden came up with a proposal for a larger security package for Ukraine, Israel and other purposes, in which he asked for almost 106 billion dollars. Photo: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / Reuters The money, which is part of the same package, is distributed with 61 billion dollars in military support for Ukraine and 14 billion dollars for Israel, according to NTB. By including border security, support for refugees, funds to counter China and other contentious issues in the package, Biden hopes to have crafted a package that can garner bipartisan support in a chaotic Congress. First, second, third, fourth try… On October 3, Kevin McCarthy was ousted in a vote, as the first leader of the United States House of Representatives. 216 elected representatives voted to remove McCarthy, while 210 voted against. Mike Johnson receives a standing ovation from his party colleagues during today’s vote. Photo: Alex Brandon / AP McCarthy had to resign after he went to Democrats to get a temporary budget passed. It did not go down well with Republican Matt Gaetz, who was behind the proposal to remove McCarthy. Republican Kevin McCarthy had to resign after he failed to win a majority for a second term as speaker on October 3. Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP Today they tried again. US correspondent Tove Bjørgaas is in place at the congress. She says Johnson is well liked by many in the Republican Party. – He does not have as many enemies within the party group as some of the other candidates have had, she says. US correspondent Tove Bjørgaas is in place on Capitol Hill. Pictured here outside Trump Tower earlier this year. Photo: Tove Bjørgaas / news Earlier today it became known that the Republicans are nominating Mike Johnson as the new leader in the House of Representatives, Ap reported. It happened shortly after the previous candidate, Tom Emmer, resigned. Republican Mike Johnson hopes to secure 217 votes to be elected as the new leader of the House of Representatives. Photo: AFP Republicans voted behind closed doors on Wednesday night to see if Johnson could secure the 217 votes he needs, if all vote, to be elected. Johnson is from Louisiana and is an attorney specializing in constitutional matters. He gathered the party members around ex-president Donald Trump’s attempt to change the result of the presidential election in 2020, writes the AP news agency. In addition to Tom Emmer, the Republicans Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan have also been nominated. Trump involved in finding a new leader Emmer, who does not have the support of Donald Trump, has, among other things, been criticized by the right for choosing to approve Joe Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump in 2020. Tom Emmer approved Joe Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump in 2020 It may have cost him the position as new leader in the House of Representatives. Photo: Reuters Trump himself was involved in Emmer’s candidacy running aground on Tuesday. In social media, the former president wrote that it would be a “tragic mistake” to go for Emmer, NTB reports. – He is completely out of step with Republican voters, Trump wrote further. The House of Representatives has been without a leader for three weeks. Now many Americans hope that they are one step closer to a budget being adopted by November 17 and that the country’s state apparatus will not be shut down
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Republican Mike Johnson has been elected as the new “speaker”
