There’s exhaustion and anger in the GOP over Rep. Greene’s push to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but the conditions for a revolt are slowly coming into place.
It would be a harmless ask most of the time. But at that fraught moment, with the future of the House GOP on the line, Greene’s proposal landed more like an ultimatum.—with a huge tranche of support for Ukraine—through the House. Over half the House GOP conference voted against Ukraine aid., what Greene was essentially telling colleagues was: If you didn’t support removing Johnson before, go home, feel constituents’ anger, and come back ready to fire him.
When asked what kind of comments he is getting from constituents, Rep.
“I assume they are busy in their mom’s basement, raging as keyboard warriors,” this member said. “The voters I talk to in person know things need to change, but they are blamingJohnson in recent days, saying instead that the speaker is doing his best. Publicly, the speaker himself has insisted he's not worried about the brewing revolt.
Last month, Greene unveiled her motion to oust Johnson, citing a litany of grievances over how the new GOP leader has handled the job. As of Monday, just two other lawmakers have signed onto the motion: Rep. Paul Gosar and Rep. Thomas Massie .
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