{"id":2114258,"date":"2023-12-02T17:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T22:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-calls-expulsion-of-santos-regrettable-day\/"},"modified":"2023-12-02T17:52:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T22:52:55","slug":"speaker-johnson-calls-expulsion-of-santos-regrettable-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-calls-expulsion-of-santos-regrettable-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson deems Santos&#8217; expulsion a regrettable day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspeaker-johnson-calls-expulsion-of-santos-regrettable-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2114258&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Speaker Mike Johnson Calls Expulsion of Rep. George Santos a &#8220;Regrettable Day&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>During an engaging interview on Fox News, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed his disappointment over the expulsion of Rep. George Santos (R-NY). The expulsion, which took place on \u2064Friday after a 311-114 vote, exceeded the required two-thirds majority. Johnson, who voted against the move, referred to it as \u2062a &#8220;regrettable day&#8221; and raised concerns about setting a precedent.<\/p>\n<h3>Passionate Debate and Concerns Over Precedent<\/h3>\n<p>Johnson explained that the expulsion was inevitable due to it being a privileged resolution, which required it to be brought to the floor within two days of\u200b filing. He emphasized \u2062that prior to Santos, only five individuals had ever\u200d been expelled from Congress, and \u200dthey were either Confederates or convicted of federal charges. Santos, on the other hand, has not been convicted \u200cin a court of law.<\/p>\n<p>The House Ethics \u2062report accusing Santos of exploiting his position for financial gain fueled passionate \u200cfeelings \u200damong representatives. Some argued that Santos had committed crimes against the institution itself, making his case different from previous expulsions. Johnson acknowledged the differing views on the matter and expressed sadness that the measure\u2062 was\u2064 taken.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking to the Future<\/h3>\n<p>While \u200cSantos embarks on a revenge tour on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X (formerly known\u2062 as Twitter),\u2063 his staff is already considering the future. Vish Burra, Santos&#8217;s top aide, revealed that they have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fuels-speculation-after-earlier-comments-on-taking-over-speakership\/\" title=\"Trump's earlier comments on assuming speakership fuel speculation.\">receiving numerous calls<\/a> about the possibility of running\u200c for \u2064Santos&#8217;s former seat. The expelled Republican&#8217;s team is actively exploring\u200c this option.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What specific concerns did House Speaker Mike Johnson raise about the expulsion of Representative George Santos?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  House \u200bSpeaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, recently voiced his disappointment over the expulsion of Representative George Santos, a fellow Republican\u200d from New York. In\u200b an interview on Fox News, \u2064Johnson \u2062referred to the\u200d expulsion as a\u2063 &#8220;regrettable day&#8221; and raised\u200b concerns about the precedent \u200dit\u2064 sets.<\/p>\n<p>The expulsion of Representative Santos took place on Friday \u2062after a 311-114 vote, exceeding the required two-thirds \u2064majority. Johnson, \u2062who\u200b voted\u200c against the\u200d move, expressed his disappointment over the \u2064decision and emphasized the importance \u200bof\u2064 considering the consequences of such\u200d actions.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson pointed out that the \u200cexpulsion\u200c was inevitable \u200cdue to it\u2062 being a privileged resolution,\u200d which required it \u200bto be brought to the floor \u200cwithin two days of filing. However, he highlighted that prior to Santos, only five individuals had ever\u2064 been\u2063 expelled from Congress,\u200b and they were either Confederates or \u2062convicted \u200dof federal charges. Santos, on the other hand, has\u2062 not been convicted\u200c in a court of\u200b law.<\/p>\n<p>The House Ethics report accusing Santos of exploiting his position for financial gain sparked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-places-ban-on-steven-crowder-over-makhia-bryant-video-crowder-look-what-youtube-does-allow\/\" title=\"YouTube Places Ban On Steven Crowder Over Ma\u2019Khia Bryant Video; Crowder: Look What YouTube Does Allow\">passionate debate<\/a> among representatives. Some argued that Santos had\u2063 committed crimes against\u2063 the\u2064 institution itself, making his case different \u200dfrom previous expulsions. Johnson acknowledged the differing views on the matter and expressed sadness that the measure was taken.<\/p>\n<p>As Santos faces the consequences of \u200chis expulsion, his staff is already considering \u200bthe future. Vish Burra, Santos&#8217;s\u2063 top aide, revealed that they have\u2064 been receiving numerous calls about the possibility of running\u2062 for Santos&#8217;s former seat. Despite the\u2062 setback, the\u2064 expelled \u2062Republican&#8217;s team \u200dis actively exploring this\u2063 option.<\/p>\n<p>The expulsion of Representative \u200bGeorge Santos has ignited a debate within Congress and raised concerns about the\u2063 precedent \u2062it sets for\u200d future expulsions. House Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s dissenting voice and his concerns \u2064about the potential consequences reflect the diverse opinions on \u2063the matter. As\u2064 the fallout \u2064continues, \u2062both Santos \u2063and his team are looking towards the \u2063future, considering their options\u2063 for \u2064political redemption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed his disappointment over the expulsion of Rep. George Santos (R-NY) on Fox News. Santos was ousted with a 311-114 vote, exceeding the necessary two-thirds majority. Johnson voted against the decision, highlighting his opposition to removing their fellow Republican colleague<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2114259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2114258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2114258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2114259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2114258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2114258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2114258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}