WATCH: Johnson Asked: 'Do You Commit To A Peaceful Transfer Of Power' Regardless Of Midterm Results?
During an event on Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was asked if he was committed to a "peaceful" transfer of power regardless of what the results of the midterm elections are.
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AI GeneratedA reporter questioned the Speaker regarding a bipartisan letter requesting a commitment to certify election results and follow state processes. The Speaker dismissed concerns about a failure to seat members of the opposing party, asserting that the Constitution will be followed and that he expects to maintain the House majority.
Yes.
Thank you. I have a question for the speaker, if that's okay.
Mr. Speaker, good to see you outside of Washington.
Thank you so much for doing this.
There was a letter that was sent to you
by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers just a few days ago
asking that you would have
a clear certification of the election results
and that all state processes would
be followed come November and January.
Carnahan Lawler was one of the Republicans to sign on to that letter.
There's a doomsday scenario right now
circulating that there are fears that
if Democrats were to take control of the majority come November,
Republicans would not seat those Democrats.
It's a little silly you have
to ask the question.
Of course, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power,
but it will not be transferring
because we are going to keep the majority
and I'm going to be the speaker of the house
and I will keep steady hands at the wheel.
Look, you know my background, I'm a constitutional law attorney.
We're going to follow the Constitution.
The Constitution says when a state certifies the election
of members of Congress, then they're administered the oath.
That's what I'll be doing on January 3rd to everybody who's there.
I may not like some of those outcomes, but that's our system,
and for anybody to suggest otherwise is absurd.