A Home Freedom Caucus member is warning Speaker Mike Johnson that he may very well be subsequent to go if he continues to cave to Democrats.
The Messenger reported:
Home Freedom Caucus member Eli Crane has joined a rising variety of GOP hardliners placing Home Speaker Mike Johnson on discover that his job may very well be on the road if he doesn’t do extra to safe conservative priorities.
“It’s extremely frustrating to watch” Johnson and GOP leaders fail to make use of leverage factors like authorities funding to safe the border and curb spending, the Arizona Republican mentioned Wednesday, predicting the speaker and Home Republicans “will get rolled, just like we always do” as negotiations on each points proceed with the White Home and the Senate.
“If things continue to go the way that they’re going, do I think that’s possible outcome? Absolutely,” Crane mentioned when requested a few potential effort to oust Johnson.
Would Home Republicans boot their very own speaker in an election yr after they have already massively failed within the majority?
It definitely appears that manner.
Final Sunday on Fox Information, Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was threatening Johnson with a movement to vacate if he made a take care of Democrats on immigration:
Marjorie Taylor Greene goes full racist white alternative concept, “Democrats are going to bring in millions and millions of illegals and turn them into Democrat voters; that’s their plan to replace Americans with millions and millions of illegal aliens.” pic.twitter.com/Sv7bnkkhpN
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) January 14, 2024
House Republicans are growing increasingly angry with Johnson as a result of he refuses to permit them to burn all the pieces to the bottom. Johnson isn’t stopping them as a result of he believes in America. He’s stopping them as a result of he is aware of that if he doesn’t the Home Republican majority might be historical past.
The proper manner for the present Home Republican majority to finish could be for them to fireside Johnson then shut down the Home by way of their very own dysfunction for the remainder of the yr.
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