(Washington) Conservative Mike Johnson, a fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump, was elected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, ending three chaotic weeks of gridlock in Congress.
The elected official from Louisiana, unknown to the general public, managed to obtain 220 votes in the ballot. In addition to embarrassing the right, the impasse in the House has so far prevented Congress from responding to President Joe Biden’s request for aid to Ukraine and Israel, at war with Russia and Hamas respectively. .
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