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Mike Johnson as speaker shows ‘Maga is ascendant’ in Congress, Matt Gaetz says

Matt Gaetz stands to vote for Mike Johnson in the House Chamber on 25 October.
Matt Gaetz stands to vote for Mike Johnson in the House Chamber on 25 October. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

Mike Johnson’s ascent to be speaker of the US House of Representatives proves Donald Trump dominates the Republican party and “Maga is ascendant”, the Florida congressman Matt Gaetz said, using an acronym for Trump’s campaign slogan, Make America great again.

“The swamp is on the run, Maga is ascendant and if you don’t think that moving from Kevin McCarthy to Maga Mike Johnson shows the ascendance of this movement, and where the power of the Republican party truly lies, then you’re not paying attention,” Gaetz told the former Trump campaign chair and White House strategist Steve Bannon on his podcast on Wednesday.

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