This chapter discusses the process of selecting a Speaker of the House and reflects on past rounds of voting for Speaker. The speaker emphasizes the need to quickly choose a Speaker for the benefit of the American people, expresses gratitude towards Leader Jeffries, and discusses the importance of friendships in forming power structures.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, infamous election denier, moved to the middle to make a budget deal with Democrats. But he promised the real fight is still to come.
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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