{"id":2204299,"date":"2024-03-22T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-do-the-eight-gop-rebels-and-democrats-who-ousted-mccarthy-stand-on-johnson\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T14:59:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:59:02","slug":"where-do-the-eight-gop-rebels-and-democrats-who-ousted-mccarthy-stand-on-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-do-the-eight-gop-rebels-and-democrats-who-ousted-mccarthy-stand-on-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the positions of the eight GOP rebels and Democrats who removed McCarthy in relation to Johnson"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fwhere-do-the-eight-gop-rebels-and-democrats-who-ousted-mccarthy-stand-on-johnson%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=2204299&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>The Power Struggle: \u200dHouse Speaker Mike\u200d Johnson Under Fire<\/h2>\n<p>A \u2063motion to vacate \u2062House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is currently\u2064 stirring up a political storm, with all eyes on the eight \u200dHouse Republicans who joined forces with Democrats in \u200ddethroning the previous\u200b speaker. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kjp-refuses-to-answer-peter-doocys-question-on-if-biden-will-debate-trump\/\" title=\"Watch: KJP Dodges Doocy's Question on Biden-Trump Debate\">burning question remains<\/a>: will they rally to save Johnson or wield their influence to\u200d remove the chamber\u2019s top\u200d leader once again?<\/p>\n<p>Representative Marjorie Taylor \u2062Greene\u2063 (R-GA) ignited the fiery debate by introducing the motion to \u2064vacate Johnson post the passing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-divided-congress-a-game-of-chicken-for-how-aggressively-republicans-wield-power-of-the-purse-begins\/\" title=\"With Divided Congress, A Game Of Chicken For How Aggressively Republicans Wield Power Of The Purse Begins\">final spending bill<\/a> on the\u2064 House floor, a\u2064 bill that saw significant Republican\u2062 opposition with 112 Republicans voting against it.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing her intent, \u200dGreene likened the motion to \u201ca warning and a pink slip\u201d for Johnson. While her timeline for\u200b pushing the motion to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-announces-motion-to-vacate-setting-up-battle-over-mccarthys-leadership\/\" title=\"Gaetz moves to vacate, sparking McCarthy leadership battle.\">vote remains uncertain<\/a>, she hinted at garnering some Republican support.<\/p>\n<h3>Divided Perspectives Emerge<\/h3>\n<p>As the showdown looms, key GOP and Democratic figures are \u200calready signaling their \u2063stances. Representative \u200dTim Burchett (R-TN), a former defector who helped oust Kevin McCarthy, has firmly voiced his dissent against vacating Johnson&#8217;s seat.<\/p>\n<p>Burchett emphasized, \u201cI\u2019m a \u2018no\u2019 right \u2062now because it would\u2064 elect Hakeem \u200cJeffries. It \u200dwould hand it over to the Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL), known for leading McCarthy&#8217;s removal, expressed caution regarding a \u2063similar move\u200c against\u2062 Johnson, stating,\u200d \u201cI\u2019m\u2064 not \u2063ready to support a\u200b motion to vacate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the Republicans holding a fragile majority, only three GOP lawmakers, \u2064alongside unanimous Democratic support, are required to unseat Johnson. However, some Democrats have \u2063pledged allegiance to Johnson, including Representatives Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL).<\/p>\n<h3>Uncertain Future and \u2062Intra-Party Struggles<\/h3>\n<p>Greene\u2019s bold move has injected uncertainty into the House, reminiscent of the previous speaker\u2063 vacancy \u200bthat lasted\u2064 three turbulent weeks. \u2063The ensuing \u2062power vacuum led to a spirited speaker&#8217;s race, \u2063laying bare \u200bthe internal turmoil within the Republican ranks since seizing the House majority.<\/p>\n<p>The stand of House Republicans who ousted McCarthy on Johnson&#8217;s removal is still up in \u200bthe air. Some, like \u2062House \u200cFreedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA), have refrained\u2062 from condemning Johnson outright, attributing any missteps to inherited commitments from McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>While some members remain tight-lipped, the impending decision surrounding Johnson&#8217;s destiny looms large. As the saga unfolds, the fate of the House leadership hangs in the balance, underscoring\u2063 the persistent discord\u2064 within the Republican ensemble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is under consideration. The focus is on the eight House Republicans who collaborated with Democrats in deposing the previous speaker to determine their stance on Johnson. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) initiated the motion to vacate the current chamber leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2204300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080553374171-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2204299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080553374171-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204299","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2204299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2204299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2204300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2204299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2204299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2204299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}