Votes, in fact, johnson is the first to get every republican vote since john boehner in 2011. So who is he . He is a staunch social and religious conservative from louisiana in his fourth term in congress. Hes cosponsored a 20week abortion ban and voted for a National Abortion ban, and he served on one of Donald Trumps impeachment defense teams. But what he is most known for is not just refusing to certify the 2020 election but being the quote, architect of the objections. As the New York Times reports, quote, in december of 2020, mr. Johnson collected signatures for a legal brief in support of a texas lawsuit attempting to throw out the results of four Battle Ground states won by mr. Biden. The Supreme Court ultimately rejected that suit, but not before mr. Johnson convinced more than 60 of House Republicans to sign on to the effort. He did so by telling them the initiative had been personally blessed by mr. Trump, and the former president was anxiously awaiting to see who in congress would step up to the plate to defend him. Thats reporting against the New York Times. Last night, when a reporter asked about those efforts, republicans surrounding johnson booed that reporter and then laughed about it. John, can you help lead the efforts to overturn the 2020 Election Results . Next question. Joining us now, nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake, and Punchbowl News cofounder and msnbc political contributor, jake sherman. I want to get this to you first. When i had been talking to ken buck repeatedly about the speakers race, one of the things he told me for jim jordan and Steve Scalise is he wanted both of them to say that the election was not stolen, to certify that joe biden won the election. This guy, congressman mike johnson, we see coming down the stairs right now, we might have to go listen to him, not only did not certify the election, but he was the architect of the objections, how did this come to be . Reporter because politicians are not often intellectually consistent and the reality is they were exhausted of the speakers race. Mike johnson is relatively unknown, a relative new bee when it comes to the front lines of republican leadership. He had served in a lower level leadership post for a long time. Hes not easily demonizable on the campaign trail. Hes not a paul ryan or someone like that who caught the brunt of republican attacks. They want to get this over with. And many have said that publicly. Those concerns were brushed to the side. Looks like theyre going to have a News Conference on the steps of the capitol. When he starts speaking well go to it. Give a little more about who mike johnson is. Reporter he wants to answer the questions millions of americans have, who is this guy. He has a chance to introduce himself to the country, and he started doing that in that speech from the speakers chair, making a big point about his own personal back story. Growing up in shreveport as the son of a firefighter, describing himself as a man of great faith, and suggesting thats the way that he wants to lead the peoples house. As you pointed out, hes also going to be the first maga speaker of the house. This is someone who won in 2016, along with the group that came in with donald trump. He has always been a strong trump supporter. While stylistically, he couldnt be more different than donald trump and jim jordan, in terms of policy and beliefs, he is right in line with that element of the party, and i think its that combination of, you know, trumpian policy and sort of slick or Old School Republican style that is the package that was able to get mike johnson over the hump today, as you said, with every republican vote. Hes going to get a little bit of a runway from the conference as jake pointed out, that is exhausted by all of this and want to Seat Body Function a little bit. Hes going to run into the same problems Kevin Mccarthy had on spending, funding for ukraine. Its going add up quickly, and johnson has to deal with it while assembling a staff, getting used to raising money, and the extraordinary glare that comes with being speaker. You played the clip of him not answering a question. He managed to avoid questions going from his old office to the floor. Hes going to be surrounded by Capitol Police detail and reporters every other second he serves in the job. The Learning Curve will be steep, and well start getting a sense of how speaker johnson wants to handle it when he answers questions for the first time in the role in a few minutes. Thats majority whip tom emmer speaking at that podium, the last nominee for speaker. Never got to a floor vote. He got enough votes in that private ballot but couldnt get the support to put it to the floor. Hes introducing mike johnson of louisiana. Well go there in a moment. Forgive me, this cough comes up, and i apologize if i start hiccupping. Let me ask you about the moment we played a second anxiety, republicans surrounding johnson booed the reporter who asks about the objections to the election. I imagine that that is going to be cut as a campaign ad for democrats against front line republicans saying in a place like the Hudson Valley in new york. I think emmer will introduce scalise. We have a couple of seconds here. Heres the reality, they dont want to talk about 2020 anymore because its not a narrative they can control, not a narrative theyre comfortable with. Mike johnson was where he was in 2020, and has to deal with the consequences but the larger issue, katy, and i keep hearing this from democrats, and its absolutely right, mike johnson is on the far right of the spectrum when it comes to reproductive rights, lgbtq issues. I mean, he is somebody, i talked to him yesterday before the i think it was before the emmer ballot about this. He said tom emmer was in support of samesex marriage and the federal government recognizing samesex marriage. He said, i have been clear about where i am, and i have never changed my opinion. Thats not an impact quote, but said something of that nature. Mike johnson is not for the federal government recognizing samesex marriage. Hes a very socially conservative republican politician, and for better or worse, and by the way, there is something to be said about a new face on top of this conference. Kevin mccarthy started wearing on a lot of people. Theres no doubt about that. But every republican is going to have to own Mike Johnsons opinions. Thats the Nature Of The Beast when it comes to the speakership and when it comes to these 18 or however many a dozen, more than a dozen republicans in joe bidens democratic. And what we saw last night, and what we keep seeing over and over again, garrett and i hear this all the time, the Abortion Issue is a powerful issue for democrats. Much more powerful than republicans ever anticipated, and mike johnson is on the far right end of that, and theres no question about that. Powerful for democrats because a lot of independents dont agree with how far the republicans are taking it. Moderate republicans dont agree with how far republicans have taken it. Again, the Abortion Issue stands to be a big one comes next year. Hes also, as you said, staunchly conservative, very religious. He signed ton to dont say gay, Teaching Anything having to do with sexuality or Sexual Orientation to children. Theres also vice reporting about how he has chaired the study committee, campaigned against amazon, or campaigned to amazon to reinstate books about gay conversion therapy, that parents guy to preventing homosexuality, and repairtive therapy for male sexuality. Amazon had taken the books down and the Republican Study Committee was asking amazon to reinstate them. We dont know a lot about mike johnson. He hasnt been a very prominent figure, and i wonder, i guess that is part of the reason why he was able to do this because he doesnt have as long a record as some of the other people trying to be leader, and he didnt have donald trump going after him like tom emmer did. I think thats exactly right he fell into a sweet spot, around long enough, enough Leadership Experience he made friends and built up chips around the conference. But he hadnt been here so long that he collected enemies or people that had grudges against him, when that was the problem that Bedevilled Other speaker nominees before him. Everybody was able to get to around 200 votes. It was having 15 or 20 people who hated your guts, which was the problem, and mike johnson doesnt have that. We saw that on display on the floor. House democrats who surely dont agree on Policy Wise Coming Up and putting an arm around him, congratulations him. Hes someone who has built some of the relationships. And i think, by the way, the touch point many will have is on the Judiciary Committee during the donald trump impeachments, someone who has been a vocal defender of donald trump. Kind of across the spectrum of trumprelated issues, and that was critical to him ascending to the speakership. One of the key things that hurt tom emmer was that he was never thought to be a loud enough defender of donald trump. Mike johnson knows thats going to be part of his mandate, i think, from the base and from the former president who supported him. I suspect well hear him asked about that now. Here is Speaker Mike Johnson. This is an Extraordinary Team that has been assembled to serve the American People. Steve scalise represents so much in our home state of louisiana. One of the things he truly represents is perseverance and hope. I was reminded of the scripture that says suffering produces perseverance, perseverance produces character, and characters produces hope. What we need in this country is more hope. The people have lost their faith in our institutions. Their faith is at an alltime low. And one of the reasons they have lost is it because the congress over the years has not delivered for the American People well enough. Were in the majority right now. We have gone through a little bit of suffering, character building, and you know what its produce, more strength, perseverance and a lot of hope. Thats what were about to deliver for the American People. [ applause ] we are going to speak with clarity and conviction and consistency to the American People. Were going to tell them what were for, what agenda we are pursuing and why it is best for every american, why it will give them more liberty, opportunity and security. Were going to speak to that clearly, act consistently, and exhibit two things here, trust and team work. And this group will deliver for the American People. I said it in the chamber, and i will say it here. Were going to govern well. And i think the people are going to be very pleased with those results. Im so grateful and humbled to have gotten the unanimous vote on the floor by all of my colleagues here. [ applause ] we went through a lot to get here, but we are ready to govern, and that will begin right away. You heard me talk a lot today. Im not going to belabor the point because the sun is bright, and its too warm for the fall, were going to dispense with the w speakership because we have no time for either one. The American Peoples business is too urgent in this moment. The hour is late, the crisis is great, and america, we hear you. We are reporting again to our duty stations. That will begin in just a few moments. This entire group is going to go back to the house floor and pass our resolution in support of the nation of israel, our closest ally in the middle east. Youre going to see an aggressive schedule in the days and weeks ahead. Youre going to see Congress Working as hard as it has ever worked and were going to deliver for the American People. Im grateful for this opportunity. I want to thank you for being patient with us, and i promise you it will be worth it. God bless you. [ applause ]. Questions are being shouted. Does not appear hes going to be answering any of those questions. All right, so garrett, jake, back with us. I think im struck by the fact that mike johnson is so new, his record has not gone through the ringer, you know, theres a lot about him that people dont know. I wonder if that was a boon for republicans because they needed somebody that everybody didnt, you know, didnt have a strong opinion about, whether its going to end up being an albatross, jake. Thats a good question. Listen, he ran for vice chair of the House Republican conference, a position for which theres not much vetting, i would say, the media and otherwise. A low level position with minimum responsibility. I think youll see over the next couple of days and weeks, people dig into his record. He served in the legislature in baton rouge. He has three bills he has put into law. One was the post office and the other two were local issues in louisiana. Not somebody with a huge legislative record. Obviously something who has been involved there, i think listen, again, katy, the National Issues are whats going to matter to democrats, and in the election, and things like abortion, and things like lgbtq rights, already hear democrats talking to them. Important to moderate republicans and independents who have been turned off as we have seen in recent years by the right word drifting or drifted by now. Its pretty right wing, House Republican conference. Let me ask you about legislation, garrett, coming up first is going to be funding for ukraine and for israel. Hes talked about israel. Where does he stand on ukraine . Reporter it may not matter where he stands personally, katy, hes going to be boxed in by the conference on this. House republicans have made it clear that enough of them dont want to see israel and ukraine aid linked together. It will be difficult to bring it to the floor. Here youve got someone who has not been in oval office meetings, who has not been meeting with democratic leadership in the senate, who has not been privy to the best intelligence available to the gang of eight, theres an enormous opportunity to put pressure on the new speaker to change his tune and get on board with what the senator majority and minority leaders want to see here in terms of passing the supplemental. I think the new speaker may be headed my way momentarily. Im going to keep you on the screen. If he passes by, we want to stick with you. Nobody wants that. If he comes back, ill flag you. The second thing, Continuing Resolution, he didnt vote for the budget deal or cr. He has been a little more clear. Speaker johnson made it clear, he knows House Republicans cant get their appropriations bill done before the cr runs out. He has talked openly in a letter to the conference about trying to pass those bills, including, by the way, working on them this week. Trying to get back quickly. Acknowledging its going to take more time to get them through senate and the conference if thats going to happen. It suggested another cr, Continuing Resolution that could go to either january or april depending on the will of the conference. Wh in a conference that hates crs is the one thing they hate more is getting jammed every christmas by the senate, that passes it and sticks it over to the house where they get up being forced it pass it or shut the government down at christmas. Acknowledges thats whats likely, and suggests this idea of extending the deadline into january or sometime in the spring to give House Republicans a little more time. Now, and maybe jake can be a good person to speak to this. Thats the kind of thing if it had come out of Kevin Mccarthys mouth, you would likely see a whole lot more push back from house conservatives. Here you have a conservative member of the conference whos going to get a little bit of runway for those who elected him to pass something less popular to buy themselves a little bit of time given everything we have been through. It does seem like there were a lot of personal issues there that maybe got in the way of getting some of this business done. Well see if the same is true. The president has released a statement on this. As i said when this process began, whoever the speaker is, i will seek to work with them in good faith on behalf of the American People. While House Republicans spent the last 22 days determining who would lead their conference, i have worked on those pressing issues. Proposing a historic supplemental funding package that advances our Bipartisan National Security interests in israel and ukraine. Secures our border and invests in the American People. These priorities have been endorsed by leaders in both parties. We need to move swiftly to address our National Security needs and to avoid a shutdown in 22 days. That is the statement from the president of the United States. A truncated statement. He says a lot more. Lets go to brendan buck, a