Tense moments as Mike Johnson is reelected House Speaker of the 119th US Congress

House Republicans applaud Mike Johnson, R-La., after he was reelected as Speaker of the House during the first session of the 119th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 3, 2025.

Mike Johnson, R-La., second from left, stands with Rep. Keith Self, R- Texas, left and Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., second from left, in the House Chamber after Self and Norman changed their votes to elect Johnson as the new Speaker of the House during the first session of the 119th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 3, 2025.

Mike Johnson, R-La., right speaks with Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. in the House Chamber after Norman did not vote for Johnson in the first round of voting for a new Speaker of the House during the first session of the 119th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 3, 2025.

Mike Johnson, R-La., bottom left, speaks with Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, in the House Chamber after Self did not vote for Johnson in the first round of voting for a new Speaker of the House during the first session of the 119th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 3, 2025.

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., left, tallies the first vote for a new Speaker of the House with Mike Johnson, R-La., during the first session of the 119th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 3, 2025.

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries arrives in the House Chamber for the first session of the 119th Congress to vote for a new Speaker of the House, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 3, 2025.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives in the House Chamber for the first session of the 119th Congress to vote for a new Speaker of the House, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 3, 2025.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., left, is seen in the House Chamber for the first session of the 119th Congress to vote for a new Speaker of the House, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 3, 2025.