Mike Johnson, intends to submit his candidacy for consideration by the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Republicans will once again attempt to find a path to the next Speaker of the House, with Republican representative Mike Johnson from Louisiana becoming their fourth candidate in three weeks - and the second candidate in one day.

Johnson secured the nomination from his party late on Tuesday, just a few hours after Majority Leader Tom Emmer from Minnesota became the third Republican candidate, following the removal of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in early October. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise endorsed Johnson late on Tuesday.

Despite winning over seven other candidates in five rounds of voting, Emmer failed to overcome resistance from conservatives who cited his votes confirming the 2020 presidential election and his support for same-sex marriage as reasons for not supporting him.

Without a Speaker, the House of Representatives is in a state of paralysis as the deadline to avoid a government shutdown approaches. This also hampers any consideration of aid to Israel or Ukraine.

Patrick McHenry, a member of the House of Representatives and acting Speaker, insists that his role is limited to overseeing the election of a new Speaker and that he cannot advance legislation. Attempts to expand his powers have been unsuccessful.

Former President Donald Trump expressed strong opposition to Emmer shortly after he won the nomination, calling him a "RINO globalist" and stating that Emmer had "disconnected from Republican voters."

When asked by reporters on Tuesday evening if Trump's opposition was a deciding factor in his withdrawal, Emmer replied, "I made my decision based on my relationship with the conference."

Emmer's unsuccessful candidacy, following those of Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio and Scalise, prompted Republicans to seek a candidate who could garner the 217 votes needed to win the Speaker's position.

"I actually think we might be on a carousel," said Representative Max Miller of Ohio to reporters on Tuesday evening after Emmer dropped out. "Who knows, maybe we'll end up with Speaker McCarthy again. He still has more votes in this room."

In the final round between Johnson and Representative Byron Donalds of Florida, McCarthy, who was not officially a candidate, received more votes than Donalds.

Former President Trump, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social early Wednesday, called on House Republicans to support Johnson for Speaker less than a day after effectively torpedoing Majority Whip Tom Emmer's bid for the gavel.

Trump praised five Republican candidates who entered the race after Emmer withdrew - Byron Donalds of Florida, Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee, Mark Green of Tennessee, Roger Williams of Texas, and Johnson - saying they had supported him "in mind and spirit" since he won the White House in 2016, and that all five candidates were "outstanding and highly talented people."

"My STRONG ENDORSEMENT is to elect lead candidate Mike Johnson and DO IT FAST!" he wrote.

Earlier this week, when House Republicans gathered to select their third candidate for Speaker, Trump promised to stay out of the race. However, just hours after Emmer received approval in a closed-door vote at the conference on Tuesday morning, the former president criticized the Minnesota Republican on Truth Social, saying that "voting for a globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake."

Emmer began to lose support from conservative lawmakers shortly after Trump's missive, and he withdrew from the race not long after. Trump seemed to acknowledge his role in ending Emmer's bid by sharing a Politico article on his social media platform about how the former president "torpedoed" the candidacy.