{"id":2222218,"date":"2024-04-16T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-gets-support-from-massie-to-oust-mike-johnson-as-house-speaker\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T11:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:27:33","slug":"mtg-gets-support-from-massie-to-oust-mike-johnson-as-house-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-gets-support-from-massie-to-oust-mike-johnson-as-house-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie backs move to replace Mike Johnson as House speaker in MTG support"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fmtg-gets-support-from-massie-to-oust-mike-johnson-as-house-speaker%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=2222218&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. Thomas Massie (R-KY) announces support \u200cfor a motion to vacate House Speaker \u200bMike Johnson (R-LA), joining Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).\u2062 Massie&#8217;s call for Johnson&#8217;s resignation, met with defiance, \u2064could jeopardize Johnson&#8217;s position, especially with a narrow majority and upcoming votes. The motion\u200c could pass with a\u2064 simple majority, potentially\u200c leading\u200c to Johnson&#8217;s removal. Democratic support for Johnson adds complexity to the situation.  <\/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<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rep-thomas-massie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY) will co-sponsor a motion to vacate House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Johnson\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA), marking a second Republican who publicly threatened his removal.<\/p>\n<p>Massie told lawmakers in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">closed-door meeting<\/a> Tuesday he would back the effort introduced by Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Marjorie Taylor Greene\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) last month, a lawmaker inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-know-nothing-george-w-bush-admitted-ignorance-of-foreign-affairs-before-taking-office\/\" title=\"'I Know Nothing': George W. Bush Admitted Ignorance of Foreign Affairs Before Taking Office\">meeting confirmed<\/a> to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. The change comes just one day after Johnson proposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2967062\/johnson-unveils-israel-ukraine-aid-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>four-pronged plan<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wants-to-send-100m-to-gaza-strip\/\" title=\"Biden plans to allocate 0m for Gaza Strip.\">provide foreign aid<\/a> to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan through separate bills \u2014 a proposal that has been met with pushback by members of his own conference.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson \u201cshould pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP Speaker,\u201d Massie posted on X after the closed-door meeting in which he informed Johnson of his decision.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>I just told Mike Johnson in conference that I\u2019m cosponsoring the Motion to Vacate that was introduced by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMTG<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP Speaker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1780230330844168394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Massie said he pushed Johnson to resign inside the GOP meeting, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-served-with-subpoena-related-to-criminal-case\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi receives subpoena in criminal case.\">speaker declined<\/a>. The Kentucky Republican then warned that without a resignation, the motion to vacate \u201cwill get called\u201d and Johnson will \u201close more votes than Kevin McCarthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy was ousted after eight Republicans joined all Democrats to support the motion. <\/p>\n<p>A defiant Johnson responded Tuesday, declaring: \u201cI am not resigning. And it is, in my view, an absurd notion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson told reporters the motion to vacate threat \u201cis not helpful to the cause, it is not helpful to the country. It does not help the House Republicans advance our agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Massie\u2019s announcement comes at a precarious time for Johnson as the speaker\u2019s historically small majority will become even tighter by the end of this week with the resignation of Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI).<\/p>\n<p>With Gallagher\u2019s absence, that brings the Republicans\u2019 majority to 217-213 as of Friday, meaning Republicans can only afford to lose one vote on any given measure to pass the lower chamber.<\/p>\n<p>With that temporary one-vote majority, Johnson could see himself pushed into the corner as he stares down the motion to vacate that was filed by Greene last month.<\/p>\n<p>A motion to vacate requires only a simple majority to pass, meaning if all Democrats voted to oust Johnson, it would only take two Republicans to join in order to pass. However, Rep. Tom Souzzi (D-NY) came out as the first Democrat last month to support Johnson if he faces a motion to vacate from the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) also pledged not to back the motion to vacate. \u201cMassie wants the world to burn, I won\u2019t stand by and watch,\u201d the Democrat posted on X. \u201cI have a bucket of water.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My position hasn\u2019t changed. Massie wants the world to burn, I won\u2019t stand by and watch. I have a bucket of water. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bn61J6N2y3\">https:\/\/t.co\/bn61J6N2y3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jared Moskowitz (@JaredEMoskowitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaredEMoskowitz\/status\/1780240051877589367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) has also indicated he would support Johnson if he faces an ouster, which could even the score for Johnson. <\/p>\n<p>Several Republicans have decried the motion to remove the second speaker in one year, noting that although there haven\u2019t been ongoing conversations about a rescue plan, they\u2019d hope Democrats wouldn\u2019t aid in removing Johnson. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just ridiculous,\u201d said Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY). \u201cI would hope no Republican takes it seriously and I hope that no Democrat would take it seriously\u00a0\u2026\u00a0I think Congressman [Tom] Suozzi said he wouldn\u2019t support it. So there\u2019s one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others pointed to the ouster of McCarthy (R-CA) and the subsequent effort to elect his successor, resulting in three weeks of chaos in the lower chamber. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a loosely affiliated coalition government at this point,\u201d said Rep. Garrett Graves (R-LA). \u201cYou\u2019re not going to get a majority of votes for any new person. And for that reason, I don\u2019t think that I don\u2019t think that folks are gonna go through it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not yet clear when Massie and Greene may move forward with their threat to oust Johnson. Greene did not privilege the motion when she filed it in March, meaning the measure is sitting in the House until she calls it forward for a vote. <\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump came out in support of Johnson during a fundraiser last week, calling it \u201cunfortunate\u201d the measure keeps being brought up. When asked about Trump\u2019s support, Massie simply said: \u201cI think he\u2019ll come around.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) joins in motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), becoming the second Republican publicly supporting the move. Massie revealed his decision in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, pledging support for a resolution initiated by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) in the previous month. 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