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Speaker Mike Johnson Can't Help Trump Stage A Coup In 2024

New Speaker Mike Johnson is an election denier but he won't be able to help Trump overturn the 2024 election.

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Oct 25, 2023
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Mike Johnson Probably Won’t Be Speaker When the 2024 Election Is Certified

There was a wave of fear among some when election denier Mike Johnson became the new Speaker of the House. I saw comments like he is going to help Trump stage a coup, and they are going to throw out our votes.

There is only one big problem with that idea.

The constitutionally/legally mandated calendar.

The new Congress will take office on January 3, 2025.

The election certification takes place on January 6, 2025.

Due to several recent court rulings restoring several majority-minority districts and likely Democratic House Representatives along with the defeat of George Santos, Democrats will be in a position to take back the House majority before a single vote is cast in 2024.

The reason why so many people sound confident that Democrats will take back the House is that it is almost certain to happen, even with a pro-Repub…

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