'Wow': MSNBC's Mika stunned by GOP reversal on election-denying Mike Johnson

Republicans who had opposed other election deniers as House speaker gave up their resistance for Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), and MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski could hardly believe the reason why.

Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) notably refused to vote for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) because of his support for Donald Trump's insurrection, and the "Morning Joe" co-host was stunned by his explanation for backing Johnson, who gathered signatures from GOP lawmakers for a legal brief that supported a lawsuit seeking to throw out 2020 election results in key swing states.

"If lawmakers are being honest, you know, when I spoke to Ken Buck yesterday, he said that he supported Mike Johnson," said Washington Post reporter Jacqueline Alemany. "He tried to draw a distinction between his opposition to Jim Jordan and Mike Johnson, saying, making this argument that Jordan was actively involved in encouraging the rioters to storm the U.S. Capitol. He was in the White House, in touch with Trump in these efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and Mike Johnson was involved in the lawyerly aspects of the fight and, therefore, it wasn't as harmful."

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"But when I asked Buck why he didn't ask Johnson in the house GOP conference meeting, as he had with other candidates, whether he was opposed -- whether he still believed the 2020 election was stolen, Buck simply said it was a really long day, there were 12 other things going on," Alemany added. "He just didn't get to the question, but he was hopeful that Johnson would answer it appropriately. I asked Johnson right after he gave his press conference, his first press conference as House GOP speaker, whether or not he believed the 2020 election was stolen. He simply said his position was well-known and he wasn't going to be talking about issues yesterday."

"Wow," Brzezinski replied. "Wow."

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