The Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, welcomed Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson into his new position with congratulations and a warning:
“Whether House Republicans like it or not, this is divided government,” he said in remarks on the Senate floor. “Bipartisanship is the only way we'll be able to get anything done. I hope, pray, Speaker Johnson realizes this quickly.”
“If Speaker Johnson repeats the mistakes of Speaker McCarthy, if he tumbles down the MAGA road, it will be inevitable that the House finds itself trapped in even more chaos very soon,” Schumer continued, referring to previous Speaker of the House Kevin McCarty, a strong supporter of Donald Trump’s false claims of electoral fraud in 2020. McCarthy was voted out of the speakership by his own party after he passed a bill that would avoid a shutdown of the U.S. government, defying the radical wing of his party.
