The 51-year-old politician from Louisiana is a supporter of Donald Trump, and the former president assured him of his support on Wednesday.
The former Speaker of the House, Republican Kevin McCarthy, was removed from office by a majority vote on October 3. In the House of Representatives of Congress, which began weeks of partisan political battle to nominate his successor, Johnson ran as the fourth candidate, after Republican candidates Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan and Tom Emmer.
We will restore confidence in the Council. We will follow a broad conservative political line, oppose the harmful policies of the Biden administration and support our allies abroad
– Johnson announced after the vote in which 220 deputies to 209 supported him on the basis of party political interests.
In a letter to colleagues, Johnson pledged to bring forward the long-awaited spending legislation, ensuring the government does not shut down on November 17 when the temporary budget expires.
During the transitional period that extended for more than three weeks, during which the House of Representatives remained leaderless, it was unable to legislate.
Johnson finished second behind Tom Emmer in an internal poll earlier Tuesday, but the Minnesota state representative withdrew after former President Donald Trump publicly opposed his candidacy.
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