{"id":2238389,"date":"2024-05-06T13:57:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T17:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bacon-gets-heated-with-attack-by-embattled-freedom-caucus-leader-bob-good\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T13:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T17:57:44","slug":"bacon-gets-heated-with-attack-by-embattled-freedom-caucus-leader-bob-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bacon-gets-heated-with-attack-by-embattled-freedom-caucus-leader-bob-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Good faces backlash as he clashes over bacon"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbacon-gets-heated-with-attack-by-embattled-freedom-caucus-leader-bob-good%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=2238389&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>House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana\u200b is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-todays-boys-could-use-an-old-fashioned-war-movie\/\" title=\"Why Today\u2019s Boys Could Use An Old-Fashioned War Movie\">facing challenges<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opec-russia-agree-to-drop-oil-prices-to-wipe-out-competition\/\" title=\"OPEC, Russia agree to drop oil prices to wipe out competition\">maintaining control<\/a> over \u2063his caucus despite \u2064calling for \u200cunity and discouraging \u2062engagement in primaries against incumbents. Representative \u200dDon Bacon from Nebraska has joined others, \u200dincluding \u200bRep. Bob Good from \u2064Virginia, in opposing the leader&#8217;s directives. Bacon&#8217;s stance was highlighted\u2062 in a recent CNN interview. House Speaker Mike Johnson \u2063of Louisiana \u200dis encountering difficulties in leading his caucus, \u200cas Representative Don Bacon from Nebraska and \u200bothers defy his \u2064calls for unity \u200dand his advice against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-dems-signal-surrender-to-desantis-in-florida\/\" title=\"National Dems Signal Surrender to DeSantis in Florida\">challenging incumbents<\/a> in primaries.\u2063 Bacon, along with Rep. Bob Good\u200c from Virginia,\u2064 is among \u200cthose opposing \u200dJohnson&#8217;s guidance, as revealed in a\u2062 recent CNN\u2063 interview.  <\/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 data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Johnson\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) looks like he\u2019ll hold on to the gavel for the foreseeable future, but he\u2019s struggling to keep his rowdy caucus in line.<\/p>\n<p>After calling for party unity and telling Republicans not to get involved in contests against incumbents, an increasing number of members are ignoring the leader\u2019s pleas. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Don Bacon\">Don Bacon<\/a> (R-NE) added his name to those opposing Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) in his primary while speaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/05\/politics\/house-gop-primary-don-bacon\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"with\">with<\/a> CNN on a clip that aired Sunday on <em>Inside Politics<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE), left, and Bob Good (R-VA). (AP Photos\/Alex Brandon\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou know, it\u2019s all about norms have been undermined by these guys. But we never vacated a speaker. They did it, right? Now, they\u2019re going to get to people in their districts,\u201d Bacon said. \u201cSo my view of it is I was never going to go against an incumbent you just \u2014 you support. You let the voters in that district take care of that. But I am supporting Bob Good\u2019s opponent now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBob Good came out, endorsed my opponent,\u201d he added. \u201cSo we\u2019re going to go in with everything we\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Good is facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-jr-issues-warning-to-gop-reps-unsupportive-of-president-trump\/\" title=\"Don Jr. issues warning to GOP reps. unsupportive of President Trump\">primary challenge<\/a> from Virginia state Sen. John McGuire in the GOP race for the commonwealth\u2019s 5th Congressional District on June 18. <\/p>\n<p>The House Freedom Caucus chairman has received endorsements from Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Matt Gaetz (R-FL), among others. McGuire has garnered endorsements from Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Mike Rogers\u00a0(R-AL), Austin Scott (R-GA), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). The Republican Jewish Coalition also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2974721\/republican-jewish-coalition-bob-goods-primary-opponent-vote-israel-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"endorsed\">endorsed<\/a> McGuire over Good.<\/p>\n<p>In Nebraska\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, Bacon is facing a primary challenge from Dan Frei. Bacon has been endorsed by Johnson.<\/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>Bacon and Good\u2019s primary race as well as those of Reps. Mike Bost (R-IL) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX) have been the most high-profile cases of GOP infighting between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-rescuing-jeffrey-toobin-cnn-tries-resurrecting-disgraced-katie-hills-career\/\" title=\"After Rescuing Jeffrey Toobin, CNN Tries Resurrecting Disgraced Katie Hill\u2019s Career\">supporting incumbents<\/a> and challengers.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson had pleaded earlier in the year for Republicans not to campaign against incumbents as the GOP hopes to keep and expand its majority in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) appears set to maintain his position, but faces challenges in managing his unruly caucus. Despite urging party unity and avoiding contests against incumbents, more members are defying his directives. Rep. 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