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‘Must Be Nice’: House Dem Mike Johnson Delayed Swearing In for 7 Weeks Reacts to Quick Ceremony for New GOP Member

House Speaker Mike Johnson quickly swore in GOP Rep. Van Epps within 48 hours while delaying Democrat Adelita Grijalva for nearly seven weeks amid political and legal disputes.

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(AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), who waited seven weeks to be sworn in to Congress, took aim at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his quick ceremony for a new Republican congressman from Tennessee. Johnson swore in Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-TN) Thursday after the Trump-backed candidate won a special election by nine points against progressive state lawmaker Aftyn Behn (D). Grijalva, who famously waited nearly 50 days for her o…

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digitalchew.com broke the news in on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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