{"id":2385841,"date":"2025-01-02T23:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T04:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-and-boebert-lay-out-tough-path-for-johnson-on-gaetzs-new-show-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T23:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T04:29:31","slug":"massie-and-boebert-lay-out-tough-path-for-johnson-on-gaetzs-new-show-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-and-boebert-lay-out-tough-path-for-johnson-on-gaetzs-new-show-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie and Boebert lay out tough path for Johnson on Gaetz\u2019s new show &#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\">32<\/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%2Fmassie-and-boebert-lay-out-tough-path-for-johnson-on-gaetzs-new-show-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=2385841&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">provided text includes<\/a>\u200c a button labeled &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; which, when clicked, likely reveals additional \u200bcontent. 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Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Victoria Spartz (R-IN) all told Gaetz that they either oppose Johnson&rsquo;s bid or require notable changes in order for him to have their votes.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson can&rsquo;t afford more than a single GOP defection in order to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthys-office-clarifies-comments-after-multiple-people-claim-he-said-trump-wanted-to-be-house-speaker\/\" title=\"McCarthy\u2019s Office Clarifies Comments After Multiple People Claim He Said Trump Wanted To Be House Speaker\">elected speaker<\/a>, assuming all Democrats are opposed, which appears to be the case. House Republicans hold a narrow 219 to 215 majority. <\/p>\n<p>Massie reinforced on Thursday that he will be a sure &ldquo;no&rdquo; vote. Massie said, &ldquo;You could pull all my fingernails out, you could shove bamboo up in them, you can start cutting off my fingers. I am not voting for Mike Johnson tomorrow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s support of Johnson, Massie has remained steadfast that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t vote for him. &ldquo;For months Democrats ignored the fact that Joe Biden was a potato,&rdquo; he said on Dec. 30. &ldquo;They convinced themselves that keeping him around was the pragmatic way to win the day. Too late did they admit the emperor had no clothes. Republicans are doing the same thing by keeping Speaker Mike Johnson.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Boebert and Spartz would not say whether they would vote for Johnson. The former appeared more optimistic about him, remarking that if he commits to Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) as chairman of the House Rules Committee, it &ldquo;would secure the vote on the first round with no significant battle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Spartz said on the show that she is still undecided on whether she will vote for Johnson. She said she still requires &ldquo;structural changes&rdquo; and believes Johnson doesn&rsquo;t have the votes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He would have a hard time to become speaker at this point,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The House will vote on who their next speaker will be on Friday. 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