{"id":2239312,"date":"2024-05-07T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-privately-tells-mtg-to-call-off-attacks-on-johnson\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:13:50","slug":"trump-privately-tells-mtg-to-call-off-attacks-on-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-privately-tells-mtg-to-call-off-attacks-on-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump urges MTG to halt attacks on Johnson in private conversation"},"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\">22<\/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-privately-tells-mtg-to-call-off-attacks-on-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=2239312&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>Donald Trump advised \u200dRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene \u2062to halt her bid to \u200bremove Speaker Mike \u2063Johnson in a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">phone call<\/a> over the weekend. Despite Greene&#8217;s assertions of \u200cstrong support for Trump on Steve Bannon&#8217;s \u200dpodcast, Trump privately discouraged \u2062her from pursuing\u200b the ousting. Rep. Ryan Zinke \u2062confirmed\u2063 the\u2063 nearly two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-from-bidens-cnn-town-hall\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s Everything You Need To Know From Biden\u2019s CNN Town Hall\">-hour conversation<\/a> between Greene, Trump, \u2063and Rep. \u2063Thomas \u2064Massie. \u2062Donald \u2064Trump advised Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to cease her efforts to remove Speaker\u200c Mike Johnson\u2062 during a weekend phone call. Despite Greene&#8217;s vocal\u200c support for\u2062 Trump \u2064on Steve Bannon&#8217;s podcast,\u200c Trump privately advised \u2062against proceeding \u2062with the \u2062removal.\u200c Rep. Ryan Zinke verified the lengthy\u2063 conversation involving Greene, Trump, and Rep. Thomas Massie.  <\/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>Over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> and Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) had a phone call in which the former president advised her to back off from her threat to force a vote to oust Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson <\/a>(R-LA), according to three Republicans familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Publicly, Trump has praised Johnson\u2019s leadership and has said he is opposed to motions to vacate the speaker. Now in private, Trump told Greene not to proceed with her threats to oust Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>On Steve Bannon\u2019s podcast, Greene asserted she is Trump\u2019s strongest supporter in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut everybody is trying to pretend like there\u2019s a problem between us,\u201d Greene said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m going to tell you right now: There is not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greene hinted at her conversation with the former president, stating \u201cI\u2019m just not someone that runs around and talks about my conversations with him. I don\u2019t speak for President Trump and what he has to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) acknowledged that the nearly two-hour weekend phone conversation between Greene and Trump did, in fact, happen. The phone call also featured Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who was the second Republican to back Greene in her ejection threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have it under very, very good sources that President Trump did engage,\u201d Zinke said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m hoping that perhaps one would come to the conclusion: \u2018You made your point. But don\u2019t be Kamikaze, because if you go for this, you\u2019re going to get beaten down. And he made that point. I\u2019m hoping that\u2019s the outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has emphasized how important it is that Republicans stay united heading into November, and he reached out to\u00a0Johnson on Monday to reiterate that he has the speaker\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President was very strong in his endorsement of Johnson at the RNC event this weekend,\u201d said a Republican in attendance. \u201cHe repeatedly said what a good job Johnson is doing under impossible circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Johnson and Greene will be meeting to discuss ways to defund special counsel Jack Smith in appropriations bills for fiscal 2025, which could risk a government shutdown just before the November election.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans warned that Greene\u2019s antics could cost her politically and are testing the boundaries with Trump. However, Trump allies say the former president does not see her efforts to oust Johnson as disloyal.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans fear Johnson could be put into a corner with Greene with the expectation of cutting special deals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have a problem with him listening,\u201d Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) said. \u201cWhat I will have a problem with \u2026 is when you start making special deals, side deals, hidden deals, behind-closed-door deals, and then not just conservatives but moderates say, \u2018Well, what about my deal?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><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>However, Johnson said he frequently holds meetings with Republicans wanting to speak with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a negotiation,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cEverybody knows I have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-library-places-gender-theory-books-next-to-bible-in-display-removes-after-backlash\/\" title=\"Virginia Library Places Gender Theory Books Next To Bible In Display, Removes After Backlash\">lengthy discussions<\/a>, detailed discussions with members across the conference.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a weekend phone call, Donald Trump advised Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to reconsider her plan to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. Three Republicans familiar with the conversation revealed that Trump publicly supports Johnson&#8217;s leadership, despite Greene&#8217;s previous threats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2239313,"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\/AP24070019806364-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2239312","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\/AP24070019806364-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239312","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2239312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2239313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2239312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2239312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2239312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}