NEW: Iowa Congressional Delegation Back MAGA Extremist For Speaker

After managing to waste most of October on their chaotic inability to elect a speaker, House Republicans finally chose Mike Johnson to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy. But who did Iowa Republicans and the rest of their party elect as speaker?

“After Donald Trump gave his blessing to remove McCarthy and torpedoed the nominations of those he found disloyal, Mike Johnson was finally chosen as Speaker. While Iowans likely aren’t too familiar with him, we are. Johnson led the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, wants a total abortion ban, and has fought to end Social Security and Medicare as we know it. There is no doubt that Zach Nunn, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, and Randy Feenstra just elected a speaker who satisfies the MAGA crowd requirements but certainly doesn’t reflect what’s best for Iowa.”

Here is what you need to know about Mike Johnson’s record:

  • The New York Times dubbed him “the most important architect of the Electoral College objections” that sought to overturn the 2020 election.

  • After Roe v. Wade was overturned, he said the goal was to get the “number of abortions to ZERO” and cosponsored legislation that would ban abortions nationwide.

  • Throughout his time in Washington, Johnson has consistently put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block and worked to make it harder for Americans to be able to retire.

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