Trump’s House GOP picks have Republicans worried
House Republican leaders facing another razor-thin majority in the new Congress are hoping that President-elect Trump will not tap any more House GOP members for positions in his administration.
Trump has already picked Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) for national security adviser.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that he does not “expect” Trump to nominate more members for administration positions.
“But I’ll leave that up to him,” added Johnson.
It’s unclear what the GOP majority will be in the House next year, but it is sure to be narrow.
Decision Desk HQ has projected GOP victories in 219 House seats with Democrats holding 210 seats and six seats still to be called. The GOP candidate is winning in three of those races, while the Democratic candidate is also leading in three.
Stefanik and Waltz will both have to resign their seats to........
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