Tag: Speaker of the House

Categories
Congress GOP WTF?!

Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She’s Ready To Dump Mike Johnson And Be Speaker Of The House

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said today she’s fed up with the way Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) continues to make deals with Democrats to fund the government and may soon demand his ouster so that she can run for the post.

Speaking with former Trump administration official Steve Bannon on his podcast, Greene said she’s “absolutely had it” with Johnson.

While discussing why Johnson is refusing to go along with a government shutdown, Greene insisted, “When all reality outside of the bubble of Washington, D.C., regular Americans could care less about a shutdown, because they view the Capitol, they view this town as the exact complete cause of all of their woes. They don’t care if it shuts down.”

“They don’t care if federal employees are not receiving a government-funded, taxpayer-funded paycheck,” Greene added. “They want the government to get out of their lives. What we should be doing is we should be going to a limited functioning.”

She also floated the idea of running for Johnson’s job is she does indeed call for a motion to vacate the speaker’s post.

“If I’m Speaker of the House, I finish the job in the House. I pass the appropriation bills, and then I tell Chuck Schumer in the Senate, it’s your job now, buddy… But right now, Mike Johnson is getting rolled in meeting after meeting after meeting.”

“Every day Mike Johnson gets closer and closer to this deal brings me closer and closer to vacating the chair because I have absolutely had it.”

No one is extremist enough for the MAGA wing of today’s GOP. And if indeed Greene does become speaker of the House, God help us all.

 

 

Categories
Congress GOP

Johnson Facing Possible Ouster As Speaker After He Floats Plan To Avoid Shutdown

Despite having the support of the so-called “MAGA wing” of the House GOP caucus when he was elected as speaker a couple of weeks ago, Mike Johnson (R-LA) is now facing a crisis that could result in him being ousted from the speaker’s chair in record time.

According to Punchbowl News, Johnson has angered far right-wing members of the party by suggesting that a spending bill should be passed to avoid a government shutdown which will take place at midnight on Friday, November 17.

After weeks of conversations about changing the way Washington works, Speaker Mike Johnson will seek to pass a complex “clean” stopgap funding bill Tuesday that maintains the status quo. The House Rules Committee will meet this afternoon to take up the 32-page bill.

The Rules hearing will be watched closely, especially how a trio of hardline conservatives on the panel vote. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), one of those members, has already said he’s opposed to Johnson’s proposal. If successful in Rules, Johnson and GOP leaders will have to pass the rule on the floor, another major challenge. The full House is expected to vote on the measure Tuesday.

Such stopgap measures were what got former speaker Kevin McCarthy in trouble with conservatives in the House and resulted in his ouster, which was engineered in large part by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).

This time, one of those leading the charge against Johnson and his continuing resolution is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who says such a spending deal is unacceptable to her, despite her support for such measures when McCarthy was leading the House.

If Democrats refuse to vote for the Johnson bill, that could signal that a larger fight is in the offing, including a challenge to him remaining as speaker, as any one member can call for his removal and demand a floor vote for ouster.

Both parties appear to be worried about stalemate on the budget this close to Thanksgiving, but it remains to be seen if a deal can be reached, especially since Johnson’s proposal doesn’t contain a dime of aid to either Israel or Ukraine, both of whom are engaged in a fight for their survival.

And if Johnson loses the budget vote, it’ll be interesting to see how long it takes before calls for his removal reach a roar.

 

Categories
Congress Donald Trump Elections GOP

New Speaker May Plunge The Country Into Chaos To Help Bolster Trump’s 2024 Chances: Analyst

While new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke today of bipartisanship and bringing the two parties together, there’s a very real chance he may be planning to send the United States into chaos in an effort to boost Donald Trump’s chances of winning the 2024 election.

That’s the dire prediction from political strategist Chai Komanduri, who was a guest on MSNBC’s “The Beat” today.

Komanduri told host Ari Melber:

“This was about a personal grudge that Matt Gaetz had with Kevin McCarthy. He decided to take him out. He also decided to take him out — I believe, and the facts bear it out — at the behest of Donald Trump. Donald Trump wants a government shutdown. You know, that is exactly what Kevin McCarthy’s great sin was. He did not shut down the government and create an atmosphere of chaos by which Donald Trump thought he’d climb back into the presidency. That was what this was about. It was about a government shutdown, it was about shutting off aid to Ukraine.”

That led Melber to ask:

“Let me ask you this. When you see Matt Gaetz, who seems to happy with this outcome, does that suggest that MAGA, which faces some vulnerability on being perceived as being too extreme, has moved the speakership and thus the majority to the right?”

Absolutely,” Komanduri replied. “I wish I could say Matt Gaetz lost, MAGA lost, but no, they won and America has lost. He has put in a speaker that will do Donald Trump’s bidding. Get ready. We’ll have a government shutdown. We’re going to shut down aid to Ukraine to help Trump’s major benefactor, Vladimir Putin. That’s what’s going to occur.”

Komanduri added:

“And do not be fooled by the Halloween costume you saw on display today. Matt Gaetz as reasonable, bipartisan, centrist, anti-corruption guy. That’s not who he is. That is not who Mike Johnson is. Mike Johnson is every bit the flamethrower that Jim Jordan is, he just wears a pair of glasses and dons a Clark Kent disguise.”

Democracy is on the ballot in next year’s election. If we don’t vote Republicans out of power at ever level, this republic is doomed.

 

Categories
Congress GOP LGBTQ Issues

Openly Gay House Democrat Trolls New House Speaker – And It’s Absolutely Perfect

During a vote today in the House of Representatives that elevated Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to the speaker’s chair, one of the Democrats who stood and announced her vote against him also managed to get a sly barb in that was clearly directed at the Louisiana Republican.

Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) cast her vote for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), but it was how she cast the vote that drew national attention and is getting the congresswoman both headlines and plaudits.

Today is Congresswoman Craig’s 15th wedding anniversary, so she used her moment in the spotlight to pay tribute to her wife, Cheryl, remarking:

“Happy wedding anniversary to my wife.”

Democratic House members rose to their feet in response, giving Craig a standing ovation. Here’s the video, along with another jab at Speaker Johnson:


The congresswoman also shared photos of her and her wife.

In case you’re wondering if Johnson had any reaction to what Rep. Craig said, that was provided by “PBS NewsHour” correspondent Lisa Desjardins:


Johnson, who is virulently anti-LGBT, probably doesn’t even understand that he’s about to be the punch line of a million dick jokes. After all, his last name is slang for a penis.

So by all means, have fun with that, Speaker Dickhead. 

 

Categories
Congress GOP Viral Video

WATCH: House Republicans Act Like Petulant Jerks When Asked About The 2020 Election

House Republicans announced their latest nominee to be the next speaker of the House on Tuesday evening, but their press conference devolved into booing, shouting, and verbal barbs aimed a reporter who dared to ask about their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in concert with multiply-indicted former president Donald Trump.

According to Mediaite, ABC News congressional correspondent Rachel Scott was the reporter who asked speaker designate Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) about his role in trying to void the results of the 2020 presidential race.

“Mr. Johnson, you helped lead the effort to overturn the 2020 election result. Do you—”

Scott was quickly drowned out by House Republicans who laughed, booed, and heckled the reporter while Johnson shook his head at her.

80-year-old Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) — who stood next to Johnson at the podium along with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) — had the loudest response, yelling, “Shut up! Shut up!” before Johnson moved on to the next question.

Scott later recounted the moment she asked her question.

Reaction on Twitter to how the Republicans acted was swift and understandably harsh. Take a look: