{"id":2225339,"date":"2024-04-19T14:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T18:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/triple-threat-gosar-joins-mtg-and-massie-on-motion-to-vacate-speaker-johnson\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T14:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T18:52:41","slug":"triple-threat-gosar-joins-mtg-and-massie-on-motion-to-vacate-speaker-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/triple-threat-gosar-joins-mtg-and-massie-on-motion-to-vacate-speaker-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Three lawmakers, including Gosar, team up to file a motion to remove Speaker 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\">28<\/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%2Ftriple-threat-gosar-joins-mtg-and-massie-on-motion-to-vacate-speaker-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=2225339&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. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) recently joined Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie \u200b(R-KY) in supporting \u200da\u200d motion to oust House Speaker \u2063Mike Johnson \u200b(R-LA).\u200d The move followed House \u200bDemocrats assisting Johnson\u200d in advancing a foreign aid\u200c plan, sparking internal Republican \u2064tensions. Gosar emphasized \u200bthe need for\u200b a Speaker \u2064focused on American \u2063interests over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-africas-chief-rabbi-says-state-is-diplomatic-proxy-of-iran\/\" title=\"SA's Chief Rabbi: State is Iran's 'Diplomatic Proxy\">foreign engagements<\/a>. \u2063Rep. Paul Gosar, along with Reps. Marjorie Taylor \u200bGreene and Thomas Massie, backed a motion\u2063 to remove House Speaker\u200b Mike Johnson. This decision\u2062 came\u2062 after House Democrats aided Johnson in pushing\u2063 forward \u2064a \u2063foreign aid plan, leading to\u2064 friction within the\u200c Republican party. \u200bGosar highlighted the importance of having \u2064a \u200bSpeaker who prioritizes American interests\u200d above foreign\u200b matters.  <\/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\/paul-gosar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Paul Gosar\">Paul Gosar<\/a> (R-AZ) became the third <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> to co-sponsor a motion to vacate House Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) shortly after the House advanced the speaker\u2019s four-pronged <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>foreign aid<\/a> plan to a final passage vote.<\/p>\n<p>Gosar joins Reps. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) in supporting vacating Johnson from the top leadership position after Democrats helped Johnson push a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hard-line-conservatives-freeze-house-action-in-revolt-of-johnsons-spending-deal\/\" title=\"Hard-line conservatives freeze House action in revolt of Johnson\u2019s spending deal\">procedural rule vote<\/a> over the finish line \u2014 a sign that certain House Republicans are growing frustrated with the speaker\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have added my name in support of the motion to vacate the Speaker,\u201d Gosar said in a statement. \u201cOur border cannot be an afterthought. We need a Speaker who puts America first rather than bending to the reckless demands of the warmongers, neo-cons and the military industrial complex making billions from a costly and endless war half a world away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2971832\/democrats-bail-out-johnson-foreign-aid-house-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>passed a procedural rule<\/a> on Friday that allows the House to vote on four separate bills that would provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, and allies in the Indo-Pacific region. A separate fifth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-speak-out-against-bipartisan-bill-to-address-border-crisis-send-more-aid-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"GOP Senators Oppose Bipartisan Bill for Border Crisis, Urge Increased Aid to Ukraine\">bill addressing border security<\/a> will come to the floor as well, but many Republicans have blasted the fact that the southern border is not addressed in the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Greene, who voted \u201cno\u201d on the procedural rule, left the Capitol quickly and took no questions on whether she would move forward and file a motion to vacate. She blasted Johnson on Thursday for sending aid to Ukraine with Democratic support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonday was Tax Day. So as Americans were paying their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democrat-congressman-uses-national-guard-in-apparent-political-stunt-against-gop-member\/\" title=\"WATCH: Democrat Congressman Uses National Guard In Apparent \u2018Political Stunt\u2019 Against GOP Member\">hard-earned tax dollars<\/a> to this government, the Republican speaker, hinging his entire ability to stay speaker on sending $64 million to Ukraine \u2014 I can\u2019t think of a worse betrayal ever to happen in the United States history,\u201d Greene said.<\/p>\n<p>Several House Republicans have come out in support of Johnson this week as the motion to vacate hovers over his head, with some supporting Rep. Dusty Johnson\u2019s (R-SD) proposal to raise the threshold for a motion to vacate.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, any one member can file a motion to vacate and force a vote on whether to oust the speaker. That rule was agreed to by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in order to garner enough support to secure the gavel himself \u2014 before being ousted just nine months later. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the rule vote on Friday, Reps. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Tim Burchett (R-TN) said they would not support a motion to vacate. Burchett said he was unsure if Johnson would keep his job as speaker after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-aligned-group-comes-out-against-biden-106-billion-foreign-aid-bill\/\" title=\"Trump-aligned group opposes Biden's 6B foreign aid bill.\">foreign aid bill<\/a>, but he thinks a motion to vacate would just shift the power to the other side of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s a good idea to vacate the chair right now,\u201d the Tennessee Republican said. \u201cI think that would just hand it over to the Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) joined Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) in backing a motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). This move came after the House progressed on Johnson&#8217;s foreign aid plan, showcasing internal party discord. Gosar&#8217;s support makes him the third Republican to co-sponsor the motion, intensifying the pressure on Speaker Johnson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2225340,"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\/04\/AP23164765154320-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225339","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\/04\/AP23164765154320-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225339","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=2225339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2225340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}