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Summary

Bryan Lanza, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, predicted House Speaker Mike Johnson’s imminent downfall, citing a “strong probability” he won’t survive the first vote.

Lanza noted Trump's limited success in influencing Republican lawmakers, referencing failed efforts with Jim Jordan.

Former Trump counsel May Mailman expressed more optimism, suggesting Johnson could barely secure enough votes.

The GOP's ongoing infighting during what should be a "honeymoon" period highlights party divisions, with critics offering no clear alternatives to Johnson's leadership.

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[-] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 166 points 3 days ago

Oh...politically, they mean

[-] Skanky@lemmy.world 63 points 3 days ago

Fucking click bait titles

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 56 points 3 days ago

They tempted me with a good time.

[-] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 33 points 3 days ago

Nazis do have a long history of murdering each other for power

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 13 points 3 days ago

Yeah cuz they do Nazi it coming

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Alright, pal. We've seriously got to come up with another way to use Nazi in wordplay.
I admit I do Nazi any good options.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

I admit I do Nazi any good options

Anne Frankly it's ridiculous!

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago
[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Say what you will about him but he DID kill Hitler.. Then again, he also killed the guy who killed Hitler 🤔

[-] Limonene@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago

'strong probability' Mike Johnson 'doesn't survive the night'

In Minecraft

[-] Davel23@fedia.io 75 points 3 days ago

As much as I'd like to see Johnson out of the speaker's seat, they're only going to replace him with someone even worse.

[-] boydster@sh.itjust.works 36 points 3 days ago

As is tradition...

[-] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Just in: Hulk Hogan to become new speaker of the House.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

As was foretold by prophecy

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago
[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Imagine this party trying to replace someone with someone actually better for Americans. It's almost unheard of.

We'll get Speaker of the House Elon Musk before GTA 6

[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 25 points 3 days ago

Or just cut to the chase and install Putin. That’s where Trump and Elon get their marching orders anyway. So much inefficiency in Elon’s “department of efficiency”

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Watching C-Span. Going for first vote. Voice vote by member. I'm saying the first one will be a tie.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

I was in a school group where we'd have a mock state government over a weekend in the official chambers. When there was a voice vote both sides would yell as loud as possible to make it sound like their side had more support. Invariably this led to a paper vote.

Does this happen in actual Congress?

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

The House rarely takes a voice vote by member. Each members name is called and they respond on who they vote for. This kind of vote only happens when speaker's are elected. There are verbal votes taken by the house as a group, with times as you describe. At that point, the side that is shouted down makes a motion for the yeas and nays. This makes all the members vote, now by electronic ballot

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 3 days ago

yeah. most things at their core follow the same rules so almost every thing has roll call votes and such. that cable channel that would play goings on with the house and senate would have like an hour span were it was name called out followed by their vote and they have an electronic system so it was being done even though the votes have no discrepency in count.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago

got my hopes up with the headline

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