{"id":2228395,"date":"2024-04-23T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-throws-support-behind-speaker-mike-johnson-amid-marjorie-taylor-greenes-removal-efforts\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T17:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:30:01","slug":"trump-throws-support-behind-speaker-mike-johnson-amid-marjorie-taylor-greenes-removal-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-throws-support-behind-speaker-mike-johnson-amid-marjorie-taylor-greenes-removal-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump backs Speaker Mike Johnson as Marjorie Taylor Greene faces removal push"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-throws-support-behind-speaker-mike-johnson-amid-marjorie-taylor-greenes-removal-efforts%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=2228395&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>Former President Trump voices support for House Speaker Mike Johnson amid calls for his removal by some Republicans during the Ukraine \u200caid vote. The tumultuous political environment sees Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene leading efforts\u2062 against Johnson, while Trump emphasizes\u2063 Johnson&#8217;s alignment with his policies. The situation reflects a\u2063 delicate balance within the GOP. Former President Trump\u200d expresses backing for House Speaker Mike\u200b Johnson amidst Republican calls for his ousting during the Ukraine aid vote. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene takes a prominent role in the opposition, contrasting Trump&#8217;s endorsement of Johnson&#8217;s \u2063policy coherence. The scenario underlines \u200bthe intricate dynamics within the GOP.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 23, 2024 at 12:58pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is praising House Speaker Mike Johnson \u2014 even as some Republicans want him removed from his post.<\/p>\n<p>In the tense atmosphere of the vote to send aid to Ukraine, three Republican members of the House, led by Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-confronts-biden-enters-state-union-hands-button\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> of Georgia, have indicated they think Johnson should go the way of deposed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>But during a Monday night interview, Trump indicated he is not on board with that strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you square this divide now between MAGA and Mike Johnson, with your support of him and our base?\u201d interviewer John Fredericks asked Trump in a clip posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v4qzax0-donald-trump-full-42224-interview.html?mref=grx4r&#038;mc=92wzg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, look, we have a majority of one,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do. I think he\u2019s a very good person. You know, he stood very strongly with me on the NATO when I said NATO has to pay up, and they have to pay up soon and fast. He has stood strongly on that. He agrees with that,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe also got some of the money in the form of a loan, quite a bit of the money in the form of a loan,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The bill that passed Saturday calls for $5 billion in seized Russian central bank assets to support Ukraine and $9.5 billion as a loan, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/23\/us-news\/trump-defends-house-speaker-mike-johnson-amid-ouster-threat-trying-very-hard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a tough situation when you have one. I think he\u2019s a very good man. I think he\u2019s trying very hard. And again, we\u2019ve got to have a big election,\u201d Trump said in the interview.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Would you like to see Mike Johnson replaced as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">speaker<\/a>?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to elect some people in Congress, much more than we have right now, and we have to elect some good senators. Get rid of some of the ones we have now, like Romney and others. And we have to have a big day, and we have to win the presidency. If we don\u2019t win the presidency, I\u2019m telling you I think our country could be finished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are absolutely a country in decline,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-kicks-off-trial-day-direct-accusation-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made similar comments while talking to radio host Chris Stigall, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4612813-trump-on-johnsons-handling-of-ukraine-vote-you-cant-really-get-too-tough-with-slim-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Noting the one-vote GOP majority in the House, Trump said, \u201cYou can\u2019t really get too tough when \u2014 Look, we all want to be tough guys and all, and I have a lot of friends, and frankly I have friends on both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, if you look at the vote, a lot of Republicans, a lot of good Republicans, voted for it. But Mike is in there, and he\u2019s trying, and some people were disappointed, and a lot of people were very disappointed that nothing happened with the border. I\u2019ll straighten out the border,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-congressman-becomes-first-join-marjorie-taylor-greenes-effort-remove-speaker-mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greene\u2019s motion<\/a> to vacate remains alive and is backed by Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Paul Gosar of Arizona, it\u2019s unclear if she will move forward with it, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4612735-greene-vow-motion-vacate-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Johnson\u2019s Speakership is over,\u201d she said in a Fox News interview on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe needs to do the right thing \u2014 to resign \u2014 and allow us to move forward in a controlled process. If he doesn\u2019t do so, he will be vacated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But others are urging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-make-unprecedented-move-save-mike-johnsons-foreign-aid-package-thwarting-conservative-objectors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restraint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy judgment and estimation is that this is not the time to do that,\u201d said Republican Rep. Bob Good of Virginia, leader of the Freedom Caucus.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Trump lauds Speaker Mike Johnson amidst calls for his removal by some Republicans during the Ukraine aid vote. Three GOP House members, spearheaded by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, set a turbulent backdrop in the unfolding political drama. 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