Mike Johnson is the GOP speaker nominee hours after Emmer left.

On Tuesday night, House Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their GOP speaker nominee. Johnson needs 217 votes to win. Three weeks after Kevin McCarthy‘s historic fall, Republicans have yet to choose a speaker.

Johnson won after a turbulent day in which Republicans nominated Minnesota Rep.

After right-wing conference opposition and harsh criticism from former President Donald Trump, Tom Emmer withdrew as speaker candidate hours later.

The secret ballot final selected Johnson as the speaker nominee with 128 votes. McCarthy got 43 votes, the second-most, and several House Republicans blame him for undermining Johnson’s rise. Sources stated that some members urged McCarthy to return as speaker and name Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan his “assistant speaker” before Tuesday night’s voting.

Johnson Survival at GOP Speaker

Johnson survived a crucial follow-up vote late Tuesday evening and announced that the full House would vote on a speaker at noon ET on Wednesday, which bodes well for his bid.

Republican pressure to find a new leader is mounting as the House stalls and the GOP needs a speaker.McCarthy’s candidate, Jordan, was dismissed Friday after three House floor rounds failed. Party splits.It’s unclear if any Republican can gain 217 votes in the House.

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Emmer is the third GOP conference nominee to drop out after failing to win the gavel.

After securing the party selection in a secret ballot vote on Tuesday, Emmer faced immediate resistance from his conference’s right flank and a strong statement from former President Donald Trump. After calling Emmer a “globalist RINO,” Trump wrote on Truth Social that voting for him “would be a tragic mistake.” As Emmer left, Trump stated he had a “big impact”.

Emmer voted to certify the 2020 election, keep the government open for 47 days, pass the bipartisan debt default prevention measure, and codify same-sex marriage, all of which hard-right supporters have listed as campaign themes.

Trump Call

Sources said Trump’s staff called GOP members to reject Emmer for speaker.

Despite a pleasant weekend talk with the former president, Trump slammed Emmer on Truth Social on Monday night.

After leaving a GOP conference meeting Monday night, Emmer told, “We have a good relationship” with Trump.After Emmer withdrew, Arkansas Republican Rep. Steve Womack warned that the GOP is at a “impasse” and may not be able to select a speaker.Americans can see the GOP conference is hopelessly divided. Overcome it? He said, Never say never. However, “it appears that this conference has reached a stalemate.”