Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The House at last has a new speaker and the 2024 presidential field has thoughts. Meanwhile, Vivek Ramaswamy says he's scheduled another debate but not with a GOP rival. And Nikki Haley picked up a notable.
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The House at last has a new speaker and the 2024 presidential field has thoughts.
Meanwhile, Vivek Ramaswamy says he s scheduled another debate but not with a GOP rival. And Nikki Haley picked up a notable endorsement.
Here are campaign takeaways for Wednesday:
Republican hopefuls weigh in on new Speaker Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson s election by his Republican colleagues in the House ended three weeks in which the chamber didn t have a leader paralyzing half of Congress.
In the wake of his win, Republican candidates have struck a supportive tone.
Notably, however, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he "vehemently" disagrees with Johnson s actions in support of blocking the certification of the 2020 presidential election results but said that he wants to judge Johnson based on his upcoming actions.
Former President Donald Trump tied Johnson s victory to his own "strong SUGGESTION" on social media to back John