Mike Johnson Completely Blindsided by Resignation in His Own Party
House Speaker Mike Johnson had no idea Representative Ken Buck is quitting, as the GOP is in complete shambles.
Representative Ken Buck took to social media to announce his near-immediate leave from Congress, resigning so fast that even his party leaders were caught off guard by the decision.
“Today, I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week,” Buck said in a statement on Tuesday. “I look forward to staying involved in our political process, as well as spending more time in Colorado with my family.”
The less-than-two-weeks notice took practically everybody by surprise, including (or maybe especially) House Speaker Mike Johnson.
“I was surprised by Ken’s announcement,” Johnson told a crush of reporters inside the Capitol building. “I look forward to talking to him about that.”
“I didn’t know,” he added.
Man is also a member of the party responsible for the dysfunction, don't forget that.
Freedom Caucus member as well
lmao, the dude was the dysfunction!
The dysfunction was coming from inside the House the whole time!
In a week he will have freedom from congress!
Exactly. This may just open the door for yet another idiot, making things worse for all of us. They need to fix gerrymandering.
Good news, 4 states will have new, fairer maps this upcoming election cycle.