Speaker Mike Johnson to not seek reelection as House Republican leader after Democratic takeover

Speaker Mike Johnson won't run for House Republican leader after a Democratic takeover, an AP source says.Johnson’s decision comes after a sweeping victory across Congress ushered the Democrats into a new era. They plan to address voter demands for change by lowering high living costs and challenging President Donald Trump during his final years in the White House.The results of Tuesday’s midterm elections have established a new period of divided government. Democrats ousted Republicans nationwide and across many surprising places, as voters turned away from the president’s party for the promise of a different direction.Tuesday’s results left President Trump hiding out in his private residence in the White House in the wake of a humiliating verdict on his last two years in office.Trump was left hiding out in his private residence as Tuesday’s results rolled in (Getty)“It’s very, very dark in the residence,” one senior official told The Daily Mail of the mood, as top advisors and allies gathered for a watch party in the East Room. “It’s a dark scene.”Another source close to the president told the newspaper that Trump had gone silent by 11 p.m., incensed by the blue wave sweeping away his strongholds.“He’s watching Fox News barely uttering a word and paralyzed into silence,” the source said, as the president took to social media to blame the network for giving too much airtime to his opponents.Trump’s initial response to the results had been to blame the candidates themselves, before posting a picture of a MAGA-style red hat with “VETO” written on it.Despite the disastrous results, the White House still put out a defiant message to the public on social media Wednesday morning.“PSA: TRUMP IS STILL YOUR PRESIDENT,” the official White House account posted on social media Wednesday morning, accompanied by an ominous-looking photograph of Trump staring down the lens, leaning on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office with his fists. The president is pulling a similar expression to his infamous 2023 mug shot when he was arrested on charges to overturn the 2020 election result.