Left: Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., talks with the media before a vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024; Right: Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tx., arrives to a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2024. (Left: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Right: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"Some people apparently need to understand that in order to be a Leader, you have to learn how to follow first. I would love to work with Chip, but he needs to understand he can be part of the Team, but there is no way in hell he is the Captain. The Captain will be moving back into the White House shortly and his 1st Lieutenant is @SpeakerJohnson," Van Orden declared in the post.
Fox News Digital reached out to a Roy spokesperson to request a comment from the congressman.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has declared that he will not vote for Johnson to remain speaker.
Roy has noted that he is "undecided" on Johnson, but is demanding change.
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is seen outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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Fox News Senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has explained, "The winning candidate must secure an outright majority of all Members voting for a candidate by name."
Pergram described a possible scenario in which just two Republicans could prevent Johnson from reaching the threshold necessary to win. "So let’s say there are 434 members and all vote for someone by name. The magic number is 218. If Johnson gets the votes of all 219 Republicans, he wins. If Johnson gets 218 votes, he also wins. But 217? No dice," Pergram noted.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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