With the vote for the next Speaker of the House just a couple hours away, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has become the leading voice for those opposing current speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) getting the gig for the incoming 119th Congress. 

RedState reported Thursday that Massie is a firm no on Johnson, and he is firm in his reasoning.

Massie has made it very clear that he has no intention of voting for Johnson, tweeting on X a few days ago that the Speaker doesn't have the ability to see Trump's agenda get through the House and that Johnson owes many of his legislative successes to interventions from Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

Furthermore, Massie lost his wife last year and has reportedly said, “If they thought I had no Fs to give before, I definitely have no Fs to give now.” Also:

“I’m a single man now. I’ve lost my wife, and she was probably the nicest part of me,” he said. “What do I have to lose?”

Massie has said he'll vote for a specific person during Friday's Speaker vote, but who that is remains a mystery.

As the hours tick down to the vote, Massie has continued to voice his opposition to Johnson, tweeting, "Nearly everyone knows from his 18 month history of betraying Republicans and teaming with Democrats that Johnson isn’t the right guy. If he fails on the first round today, a better Speaker can be elected in a few hours or over the weekend."

Also, this:

👀 https://t.co/N7j5BQE0k3

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 3, 2025

Fox News contributor Joe Concha, in turn, blasted Massie for putting his ego first and not having a plan to replace Johnson, saying Massie is "putting on a show."

So what’s Massie’s plan after he defies the incoming president? Who does he think can be the next speaker? Where are the votes for this person?

There is no plan. The election won’t be certified. Trump enters chaos. This is all about Massie’s ego & putting on a show. Nothing more https://t.co/JEEbq8vF7Z

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) January 3, 2025

Concha then went on to mock Massie for saying his no vote is bolstered by the results of a TwitterX poll the congressman ran last week on whether or not he should vote for Johnson. The poll results we overwhelmingly in favor of Massie continuing to oppose Johnson, but Concha pointed out that social media polls are easy to manipulate and concluded, "We are governed by children."

Hey look - I ran an online poll that can easily be manipulated by Democrats to draw my conclusion to replace Mike Johnson with no viable alternative ahead of an incoming president who strongly endorsed the current speaker!

We are governed by children. https://t.co/JEEbq8wcXx

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) January 3, 2025

It's hard to blame conservatives for not wanting to see yet another contentious war over who should be Speaker. We've been down this path before, first with Kevin McCarthy in 2022, then with Mike Johnson in 2023. They've got a president coming in hot on January 20, 2025, and a unified House and Senate is crucial to getting his agenda passed. 

The vote for Speaker is expected to take place shortly after 12:00 p.m. Eastern on Friday. CSPAN will be broadcasting the live vote, and RedState will, of course, be bringing you the latest.