{"id":2210095,"date":"2024-03-31T14:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T18:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-bacon-says-its-possible-that-johnson-could-lose-speakership-over-ukraine-aid\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T14:29:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T18:29:35","slug":"don-bacon-says-its-possible-that-johnson-could-lose-speakership-over-ukraine-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-bacon-says-its-possible-that-johnson-could-lose-speakership-over-ukraine-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Bacon suggests that there is a possibility that Johnson might lose the speakership because of Ukraine aid"},"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%2Fdon-bacon-says-its-possible-that-johnson-could-lose-speakership-over-ukraine-aid%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=2210095&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--><p>Rep. Don\u200d Bacon of Nebraska suggested that House Speaker Mike\u200c Johnson could potentially lose his position due to Ukraine aid disagreements, with some Republicans opposing assistance without border security funding. The situation led to concerns about the\u200b narrow majority \u2064in the House and the\u2063 impact of individual members \u2063on the party&#8217;s standing. \u200bYour provided summary is concise \u2064and effectively captures the key points of the original text. It highlights Rep. \u2064Don Bacon&#8217;s concerns regarding the possible repercussions for House Speaker Mike Johnson over Ukraine aid\u200b issues, accentuating the discord among Republicans on the matter of aid without border security funding. The mention of\u2064 the narrow majority and its vulnerability to the actions of \u200dindividual \u200bmembers adds depth to the summary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-don-bacon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Don Bacon\">Don Bacon<\/a> (R-NE) said it was \u201cpossible\u201d that House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Don Bacon\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) could lose his position over Ukraine aid. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson has indicated he plans to bring aid for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a> to the floor after the House\u2019s two-week recess. However, some House Republicans have remained staunchly opposed to passing any kind of aid for Ukraine without funding for border security as well. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked on NBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MeetThePress\/status\/1774451440070590686?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Meet the Press<\/em><\/a>  with Kristen Welker on Sunday, Bacon said it was \u201cpossible\u201d Johnson could lose his position over the issue. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s possible. I\u2019m not going to deny it. We have one or two people that are not team players,\u201d Bacon said. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019d rather enjoy the limelight and social media. The fact is with a one-seat majority, and we\u2019ll end up with a three- or four-seat majority with some special elections, but that\u2019s out of 435 people. It\u2019s a very narrow majority, and one or two people can make us a minority,\u201d Bacon added. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>WATCH: Some Republicans oppose Speaker Johnson putting a Ukraine aid up for a vote.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kwelkernbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kwelkernbc<\/a>: \u201cDo you think he could lose his speakership over this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonJBacon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DonJBacon<\/a> (R-Neb.): \u201cIt possible. I\u2019m not going to deny it. We have one or two people that are not team players.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WWfaDwKrje\">pic.twitter.com\/WWfaDwKrje<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetThePress\/status\/1774451440070590686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Marjorie-Taylor-Greene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) filed a motion to remove him from the speakership last week after the House passed a bipartisan spending measure to avoid a partial government shutdown. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI filed the motion to vacate today, but it\u2019s more of a warning and a pink slip,\u201d Greene <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/22\/politics\/marjorie-taylor-greene-mike-johnson\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>. \u201cI respect our conference. I paid all my dues to my conference. I\u2019m a member in good standing, and I do not wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw the House into chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bacon said he is under the view that \u201cyou work with the team\u201d and that he doesn\u2019t need to get 100% of what he wants in legislation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have some people that if they don\u2019t get 100%, they want to bring the House down, and it makes us dysfunctional,\u201d Bacon said. \u201cSo that\u2019s [Speaker Johnson losing his position] a possibility.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He also said he thinks there would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> who do not want to see House Republican dysfunction, abstaining from voting one way or another. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think there will be Democrats, though, who do not want to see this dysfunction,\u201d He said. \u201cI think they\u2019ll probably vote present or maybe not be there for a vote. <\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats have said they would not be opposed to keeping Johnson in his position in order to aid Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the choice is between Ukraine aid and providing a vote to stop a motion to vacate or no Ukraine aid, I think there\u2019s a lot of Democrats who would be willing to assist in getting it done,\u201d Rep. Jim Hines (D-CT) told the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4560400-ukraine-aid-democrats-speaker-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Hill<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bacon still said it was in the national security interest to keep Speaker Johnson. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very likely that after this Ukraine bill, we may have a standoff with the speaker,\u201d Bacon said. \u201cI hope the Speaker prevails, he\u2019s doing the right thing. It\u2019s in our national security interest that Ukraine remain independent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) hinted at the potential for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to be removed due to Ukraine aid. Johnson intends to present aid for Ukraine post the House&#8217;s recess, but certain House Republicans adamantly object to providing any assistance to Ukraine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2210096,"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\/don-bacon-1024x594.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2210095","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\/don-bacon-1024x594.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210095","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2210095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2210096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2210095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2210095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2210095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}