Republicans heckle reporter for asking about efforts to overturn 2020 election
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6FVKX)
Republicans boo Rachel Scott of ABC News for asking the latest speaker pick, Mike Johnson, question
House Republicans booed and heckled a reporter who asked their latest choice for speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, about his support for Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
Late on Tuesday, Republicans held a press conference to announce Johnson as the fourth candidate for the role since rightwingers made Kevin McCarthy the first speaker ever thrown out by his own party. Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan and Tom Emmer previously failed to attract sufficient support.
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