Home Democratic Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) steered that Democrats may assist Speaker Johnson save his job if he stands as much as pro-Putin Republicans.
Transcript of Chief Jeffries on CBS’s Face The Nation:
REP. JEFFRIES: –we are able to help our democratic allies in Ukraine and Israel, humanitarian help to Palestinian civilians who’re in hurt’s approach, help our allies within the Indo-Pacific. That’s a query for Mike Johnson, when he is aware of that the Home has the votes to behave on America’s nationwide safety pursuits. The rationale why it’s not occurring is as a result of there’s a pro-Putin faction within the Republican Occasion, led by Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson, who’re blocking this laws. And that’s shameful.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Will you shield Speaker Johnson from a movement to vacate if he takes that vote? Will you stop him from being ousted?
REP. JEFFRIES: We haven’t had that dialog as a caucus. However I’ve made the commentary that I imagine there are an affordable variety of members, if the Speaker have been to do the appropriate factor, that don’t imagine that he ought to fall because of it.
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Hakeem Jeffries calls out pro-Putin Republicans for blocking Ukraine help, “There’s a pro-Putin faction in the Republican Party, led by Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson, who are blocking this legislation.” pic.twitter.com/ViJviPrsZS
â Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 10, 2024
Chief Jeffries wouldn’t endorse retaining Johnson within the job or inform Democrats to vote for Johnson. He would launch the Democratic caucus to vote their conscience. It’s a certainty that there are a couple of reasonable Democrats in Republican-leaning districts who would vote to maintain Johnson as Speaker.
With Democrats prone to win the Home in November, retaining Johnson round for a couple of further months doesn’t matter.
It could solely possibly three of 4 Democratic votes for Johnson to defeat the motion to vacate, which Marjorie Taylor Greene vowed to bring to the floor if Ukraine aid is passed in any form.
To date, Speaker Johnson has proven no backbone or spine in the case of standing as much as the Putin caucus within the Home Republican convention, but when by some miracle he did, Chief Jeffries is making it recognized that if the Speaker does the appropriate factor, Democrats might not let Greene have her approach.
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