Left: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on March 3, 2023 in National Harbor, Md.; Right: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) talks to reporters during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on February 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Left: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Right: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who supported the effort to oust Johnson last year, has declared that he will not support the speaker's bid to remain in the role.
"You can pull all my fingernails out, you can shove bamboo up in them, you can start cutting off my fingers, I am not voting for Mike Johnson tomorrow," Massie declared during an appearance on "The Matt Gaetz Show."
President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Johnson for the job earlier this week.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shakes hands with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump onstage at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on Nov. 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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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.
During an interview on Fox Business' "Kudlow," Johnson indicated that he believes he'll win the gavel in the first round of voting and is "hopeful for that."
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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