{"id":2240858,"date":"2024-05-09T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-plea-to-mtg-on-johnson-removal-says-we-will-win-big-and-soon\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T11:41:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:41:46","slug":"trump-issues-plea-to-mtg-on-johnson-removal-says-we-will-win-big-and-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-plea-to-mtg-on-johnson-removal-says-we-will-win-big-and-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump urges MTG on Johnson Removal: Victory is Near!"},"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%2Ftrump-issues-plea-to-mtg-on-johnson-removal-says-we-will-win-big-and-soon%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=2240858&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 Donald Trump supported Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s efforts to\u200b remove Speaker Mike\u2062 Johnson. Despite a \u2063failed motion and internal\u200b GOP divisions, Trump \u200bemphasized unity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgias-republican-lt-governor-describes-how-to-restore-faith-in-elections-and-what-the-gop-must-do-to-win-in-the-future\/\" title=\"Georgia\u2019s Republican Lt Governor Describes How To Restore Faith In Elections And What The GOP Must Do To Win In The Future\">win future elections<\/a>. Trump praised Greene&#8217;s spirit but cautioned against further \u200bintraparty conflict. The GOP&#8217;s success hinges on standing together against the Radical \u200bLeft Democrats. Former President Donald Trump backed Rep. Marjorie Taylor\u200c Greene in removing Speaker Mike Johnson, stressing\u2063 unity for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-arizona-gov-katie-hobbs-gives-state-of-the-state-address\/\" title=\"LIVE: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers State of the State address\">future electoral victories<\/a>. While praising Greene&#8217;s determination, he warned against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-who-voted-down-fisa-rule-shut-down-worries-of-censure-go-ahead\/\" title=\"House Republicans, by rejecting FISA rule, dismiss concerns of censure: \"Go ahead.\">intra-party discord<\/a>, underscoring\u200c the GOP&#8217;s need to unite against the Radical Left Democrats\u2064 for success.  <\/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\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/%20\"><span>Samantha Chang<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 9, 2024 at 5:44am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump praised Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia while urging her and other House Republicans to hold off on removing Speaker Mike Johnson for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Greene\u2019s motion to oust the speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mtgs-efforts-remove-mike-johnson-fails-democrats-vote-save\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed in a landslide vote<\/a> of 359-43, with just 11 Republicans supporting the plan.<\/p>\n<p>A whopping 163 Democrats voted to save Johnson, which lends credence to MTG\u2019s scathing criticism that he\u2019s a puppet of the left. As a reminder, House Democrats vowed last month to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-pledge-save-mike-johnson-mtg-moves-oust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">block any GOP efforts<\/a> to remove the Louisiana Republican from the speaker\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after the motion failed on Wednesday, Trump urged House Republicans to halt further attempts to boot Johnson, saying the intraparty disunity could weaken the GOP in this fall\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n<p>Despite opposing Johnson\u2019s ejection, the former president extolled Greene, who led the efforts to boot the incumbent speaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely love Marjorie Taylor Greene,\u201d Trump wrote on his <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112407712153390935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truth Social<\/a> platform. \u201cShe\u2019s got Spirit, she\u2019s got Fight, and I believe she\u2019ll be around, and on our side, for a long time to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, right now, Republicans have to be fighting the Radical Left Democrats, and all the Damage they have done to our Country. With a Majority of One, shortly growing to three or four, we\u2019re not in a position of voting on a Motion to Vacate. At some point, we may very well be, but this is not the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The presumptive GOP presidential nominee said he\u2019s doing well in the polls but internal conflicts could hurt him and other Republicans in November.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you support Greene&#8217;s efforts to remove Speaker Johnson?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are leading in the Presidential Polls by a lot, both Nationally and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-leads-biden-state-republicans-havent-won-presidential-level-since-1972\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swing States<\/a>,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLikewise, we are doing well in the Senate, and I believe will do well in the House. But if we show DISUNITY, which will be portrayed as CHAOS, it will negatively affect everything!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/georgia-appeals-court-gives-trump-great-news-fight-fani-willis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> also complimented the speaker and expressed optimism for the future, as long as Republicans stand together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Johnson is a good man who is trying very hard,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI also wish certain things were done over the last period of two months, but we will get them done, together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my request that Republicans vote for \u2018THE MOTION TO TABLE.\u2019 We WILL WIN BIG \u2013 AND IT WILL BE SOON!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 10 Republicans who voted with Greene to advance the motion to remove Johnson were:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Andy Biggs of Arizona<br clear=\"none\">\u2022 Eric Burlison of Missouri<br clear=\"none\">\u2022 Eli Crane of Arizona<br clear=\"none\">\u2022 Warren Davidson of Ohio<br clear=\"none\">\u2022 Paul Gosar of Arizona<br clear=\"none\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/resign-rep-thomas-massie-tears-mike-johnson-wants-speakership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Massie<\/a> of Kentucky<br clear=\"none\">\u2022 Alex Mooney of West Virginia<br clear=\"none\">\u2022 Barry Moore of Alabama<br clear=\"none\">\u2022 Chip Roy of Texas<br clear=\"none\">\u2022 Victoria Spartz of Indiana<\/p>\n<p>Greene and other conservatives have been at odds with Johnson over his support of American taxpayers funding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mtg-goes-scorched-earth-mike-johnson-ukraine-announces-try-remove\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endless foreign wars<\/a>, especially in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tonight, you saw the Uniparty in action.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries, and the rest of the Democrats saved Mike Johnson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/67ZOn76yDN\">pic.twitter.com\/67ZOn76yDN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1788349917414502759?\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s a new paradigm in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Pelosi, and most republicans voted to keep Uniparty Speaker Mike Johnson. These are the eleven, including myself, who voted NOT to save him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8HnfDQ7lBe\">pic.twitter.com\/8HnfDQ7lBe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1788327114497810462?\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last month, Johnson spearheaded a <a href=\"https:\/\/fox59.com\/news\/politics\/ap-politics\/ap-a-look-at-whats-in-the-95-billion-foreign-aid-package-passed-by-the-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$95 billion<\/a> foreign policy bill that authorizes an additional $61 billion in aid to Ukraine and an additional $26 billion for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The bloated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-republicans-call-on-biden-administration-to-act-swiftly-on-ethiopia-crisis\/\" title=\"Congressional Republicans Call on Biden Administration to Act Swiftly on Ethiopia Crisis\">foreign aid<\/a> package passed with Democrats\u2019 support.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So tired of lip service and broken promises.<\/p>\n<p>After another $61 billion to Ukraine they will likely ask for more money in September.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine is drafting prisoners now bc they are almost out of men to fight.<\/p>\n<p>Washington will send our sons next, they are already saying it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KLhO4EM5md\">https:\/\/t.co\/KLhO4EM5md<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@mtgreenee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1788208123322196057?\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Thursday morning, Massie lamented the United States\u2019 self-destructive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-passes-61-billion-foreign-aid-package-ukraine-speaker-johnson-forces-bill-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deficit spending<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica is on a path that won\u2019t end well,\u201d he wrote on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are borrowing money at an unsustainable rate, accumulating enemies through endless war, and eroding rights like free speech &#038; privacy. A Uniparty controls it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">America is on a path that won\u2019t end well.<\/p>\n<p>We are borrowing money at an unsustainable rate, accumulating enemies through endless war, and eroding rights like free speech &#038; privacy.<\/p>\n<p>A Uniparty controls it.<\/p>\n<p>These congressmen risked their re-elections and credibility to expose it: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N05RSXXqhx\">pic.twitter.com\/N05RSXXqhx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1788505925830983908?\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Congress is sending billions of U.S. tax dollars to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trumps-executive-order-on-foreign-interference-in-elections-comes-due-today-things-are-going-to-get-real-real-soon\/\" title=\"President Trump\u2019s Executive Order On Foreign Interference in Elections Comes Due Today \u2013 Things Are Going to Get Real \u2013 Real Soon\">foreign nations<\/a>, Americans are struggling to pay exorbitant grocery bills as their cities are ravaged by crime and overrun by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chicago-woman-maga-hat-unleashes-mayor-immigrant-spending-plan-use-tax-money-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal aliens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/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>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" rel=\"tag\">2024 election<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"tag\">Donald Trump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/foreign-aid\/\" rel=\"tag\">Foreign aid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" rel=\"tag\">House of Representatives<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" rel=\"tag\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mike Johnson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Republicans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/speaker-of-the-house\/\" rel=\"tag\">Speaker of the House<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/us-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">U.S. News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45423\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45423\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45423\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45423\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45423\" 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>Samantha Chang is a political commentator, lawyer and financial editor in NYC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Samantha Chang is a politics writer, lawyer and financial editor based in NYC. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary on May 9, 2024, at 5:44 am, ex-President Donald Trump lauded Rep. 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