Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) expressed frustration that his party is still struggling to elect a new speaker after three weeks of nonstop internal fighting -- and he says his constituents are getting fed up too.
In an interview this week, Johnson was asked by CNN's Manu Raju how his constituents back home were reacting to the GOP's third straight week of chaos that saw Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) deposed as speaker and then Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) fail to get enough votes needed.
"They just can't believe we're this bad," Johnson said of his voters back home.
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Other Republicans were similarly candid in their recollections of voters' assessments of their performances.
"My constituents, my Long Island constituents, are pretty darn frustrated with this process," said Rep. Nicholas LaLota (R-NY). "They want us to get on with business."
On Tuesday, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) emerged as the GOP's next official speaker nominee after five rounds of voting. He has drawn fire from former President Donald Trump's allies for voting to certify the results of the 2020 election.
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