# Johnson tells staff he won’t run for House minority leader after GOP losses

https://mins.news/en/video/129363

- NBC News, 2026-11-04 16:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuH3p6ojymc

> A day after Democrats won the House majority, Speaker Mike Johnson told staff on a phone call that he would not seek the minority leader role, according to four people on the call. NBC News reports on the GOP’s path forward.

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