Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), the other declared candidate, garnered 29 votes.
This conference, this House Republican majority is united.
He said the intention is go to the House floor for a vote on Wednesday.
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Johnson has been in Congress since 2017.
He is a defender ofDonald Trumpas he claimed that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.
The congressman lobbied members to sign on to an unsuccessful lawsuit challenging the results.
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) told the reporter to shut up.
Johnson also declined to answer whether he would support more aid to Israel and Ukraine.
Go away, said Foxx, even though reporters had been invited to ask him questions.
Were not doing any policy tonight, Johnson said.
Johnson is the fourth GOP nominee since McCarthy was ousted on Oct. 3.
He dropped out of the race during a 4 p.m.
ET meeting of the GOP conference, per CNN.
It looks like hes finished, Trump said of Emmer this afternoon.
CNNs Jake Tapper, who is anchoring from Israel, called the latest development utterly embarrassing.
RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them.
Has he only changed because thats what it takes to win?
The Republican Party cannot take that chance, because thats not where the America First Voters are.
Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake!
Republicans are breaking for the next couple of hours before meeting again.
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) generated 97 votes.
Other candidates received five votes and one person voted present.
He called me yesterday and he told me, I am your biggest fan,' Trump told reporters.
