{"id":2383813,"date":"2024-12-26T15:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-lawmaker-warns-against-opposing-mike-johnson-amid-trumps-agenda-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T15:27:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T20:27:29","slug":"georgia-lawmaker-warns-against-opposing-mike-johnson-amid-trumps-agenda-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-lawmaker-warns-against-opposing-mike-johnson-amid-trumps-agenda-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia lawmaker warns against opposing Mike Johnson amid Trump\u2019s agenda &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fgeorgia-lawmaker-warns-against-opposing-mike-johnson-amid-trumps-agenda-washington-examiner%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=2383813&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. Buddy Carter (R-GA) has issued a warning against internal conflict within the Republican Party, particularly concerning\u2062 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). \u200dHe stressed that any backlash against Johnson could \u200chinder the implementation of President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s agenda. \u200cCarter&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-israeli-settlers-trying-to-tear-palestinian-child-apart\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show Israeli Settlers Trying To Tear Palestinian Child Apart\">comments follow criticism<\/a>\u200d of\u200d Johnson&#8217;s recent leadership decisions, especially regarding a continuing resolution that averted a government shutdown. Despite challenges,Carter expressed his full support for Johnson,stating that he \u2062has managed \u200chis role \u2064commendably\u2063 under difficult circumstances. He emphasized that the party should rally behind Johnson to avoid destabilizing \u2062the leadership.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Georgia lawmaker warns against opposing Mike Johnson amid Trump&rsquo;s agenda<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1921494\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-buddy-carter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Buddy Carter<\/a> (R-GA) cautioned against retaliating against House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) next month, stressing how in-party fighting could delay implementing President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Carter&rsquo;s comments come about a week after many Republicans criticized Johnson&rsquo;s leadership in the House, most recently over his negotiation over continuing resolution and preventing a government shutdown. Amid the rumblings over whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Republicans<\/a> will get behind supporting Johnson, Carter confirmed he would &ldquo;fully support&rdquo; the House speaker, adding that he &ldquo;deserves&rdquo; to continue serving in the role.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3269010\/mike-johnson-avoided-shutdown-could-lose-speakership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MIKE JOHNSON AVOIDED A SHUTDOWN BUT COULD GET SQUEEZED OUT OF A SPEAKERSHIP FOR IT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s done as good a job as anyone could have done with the cards that have been dealt to him,&rdquo; Carter said on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Mornings with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>, which was guest-hosted by Cheryl Casone. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t see anyone else who could do any better than what Mike Johnson has done. The last thing we need right now is another situation like we had two years ago with Kevin McCarthy. Let&rsquo;s hope that we don&rsquo;t do that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2736870&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=a68859dc47eca4b663a3f83bd8c14a54\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carter further explained how the first 100 days of Trump&rsquo;s second administration will be &ldquo;very, very important,&rdquo; warning that a House speaker race is &ldquo;the last thing we need&rdquo; to implement Trump&rsquo;s agenda. As such, Republican lawmakers need to unite in promoting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s agenda and enact the change voters want.<\/p>\n<p>The assessment of Carter&rsquo;s desire to avoid a fight for the role of speaker mirrors how Rep. James Comer (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3264290\/james-comer-predicts-in-party-resistance-not-affect-mike-johnson-position\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">predicted last week that many Republicans would reelect Johnson for the role of speaker to avoid another ongoing speakership fight<\/a> in the vein of what happened in October 2023 when former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted. Comer also assessed that Johnson would retain his role of speaker due to how it seems he is Trump&rsquo;s preferred choice.<\/p>\n<p>Carter also addressed the topic of cutting down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">government spending<\/a>, which has become a major focus for the incoming Trump administration following the election. The lawmaker explained how it will be up to Congress to make the necessary cuts on spending that the Department of Government Efficiency Caucus identifies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, they can point out problems to us, point out where the waste, fraud, and abuse is and where we need to tighten up, but we in Congress are going to be the ones who have to follow through on that,&rdquo; Carter said.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rand Paul&rsquo;s<\/a> (R-KY) published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3268783\/rand-paul-festivus-15-million-taxpayer-funded-cat-experiments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">his annual government waste report<\/a>, which revealed over $1 billion in wasteful spending, including taxpayer medical testing on cats, drag queen ice-skating, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">pickleball court construction<\/a>, as well as the efficacy of magic. Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3235458\/rand-paul-all-in-cut-monster-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Paul expressed great enthusiasm for DOGE<\/a> and how it can finally cut down on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-biden-doj-in-high-stakes-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rules against Biden DOJ in high-stakes Jan. 6 case - Washington Examiner\">government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s &ldquo;leviathan&rdquo; spending.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1921494\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1921494\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia lawmaker warns against opposing Mike Johnson amid Trump\u2019s agenda. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) cautioned against retaliating against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) next month, stressing how in-party fighting could delay implementing President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s work. Carter\u2019s comments come about a week after many Republicans criticized Johnson\u2019s leadership in the House, most recently over his negotiation over continuing resolution and preventing a government shutdown. Amid the rumblings over whether House Republicans will get behind supporting Johnson, Carter confirmed he would \u201cfully support\u201d the House speaker, adding that he \u201cdeserves\u201d to continue serving in the role. MIKE JOHNSON AVOIDED A SHUTDOWN BUT COULD GET SQUEEZED OUT OF A SPEAKERSHIP FOR IT \u201cHe\u2019s done as good a job as anyone could have done with the cards that have been dealt to him,\u201d Carter said on Fox Business\u2019s Mornings with Maria Bartiromo, which was guest-hosted by Cheryl Casone. \u201cI don\u2019t see anyone else who could do any better than what Mike Johnson has done. The last thing we need right now is another situation like we had two years ago with Kevin McCarthy. Let\u2019s hope that we don\u2019t do that.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Carter further explained how the first 100 days of Trump\u2019s second administration will be \u201cvery, very important,\u201d warning that a House speaker race is \u201cthe last thing we need\u201d to implement Trump\u2019s agenda. As such, Republican lawmakers need to unite in promoting the president&#8217;s agenda and enact the change voters want.<\/p>\n<p>The assessment of Carter&#8217;s desire to avoid a fight for the role of speaker mirrors how Rep. James Comer (R-KY) predicted last week that many Republicans would reelect Johnson for the role of speaker to avoid another ongoing speakership fight in light of what happened in October 2023 when former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted. Comer also assessed that Johnson would retain his role as speaker due to how it seems he is Trump\u2019s preferred choice.<\/p>\n<p>Carter also addressed cutting down on government spending, which has become a major focus for Trump&#8217;s incoming administration following the election. The lawmaker explained how it will be up to Congress to make necessary cuts on spending identified by the Department of Government Efficiency Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, they can point out problems and where waste exists but Congress must follow through,\u201d said Carter.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) published his annual government waste report revealing over $1 billion wasted spending including taxpayer medical testing on cats and drag queen ice-skating among others<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2383814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buddy-Carter-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4977,3914,34218,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2383813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-georgia","tag-lawmaker","tag-mike-johnson","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Buddy-Carter-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383813","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383813"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383817,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383813\/revisions\/2383817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}