According to Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram, should unhappy House Republicans depose House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that could put in place a delay in certifying Donald Trump as the next president.
According to the journalist, that is the "doomsday scenario" GOP lawmakers need to confront if there is a coup led by what one Republican lawmaker called a "mob" in the House.
In an interview on Christmas Eve, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) admitted Johnson's re-election was nowhere close to a done deal, telling reporters Johnson is a good person, before adding, "We're dealing with the mob here so I'm not sure how tough he is."
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That led Pergram to tell the hosts, "So if the House fails to elect a speaker on the first vote, it must vote repeatedly until it elects a speaker."
"Now in 2023 that process consumed five days," he continued. "It was the longest speaker election since 1859. President Trump could be a difference maker."
After sharing a clip of Johnson claiming he has been in constant contact with the president-elect, Pergram pointed out, "But Mr. Trump is said to be frustrated with Johnson. Here is the doomsday scenario: Say the House takes as long as it did two years ago to elect the speaker. That means it cannot certify the Electoral College on Jan 6. That House can't do anything including swearing in the members until it picks a new speaker."
You can watch the Fox News clip here.