{"id":2455180,"date":"2025-07-03T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-are-the-four-republicans-johnson-had-to-flip-in-favor-of-trumps-bill\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T10:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:27:09","slug":"who-are-the-four-republicans-johnson-had-to-flip-in-favor-of-trumps-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-are-the-four-republicans-johnson-had-to-flip-in-favor-of-trumps-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are the four Republicans Johnson had to flip in favor of Trump\u2019s bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fwho-are-the-four-republicans-johnson-had-to-flip-in-favor-of-trumps-bill%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=2455180&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>In the early hours of Thursday, four Republican representatives-Thomas Massie (KY), Victoria Spartz (IN), Andrew Clyde (GA), and Keith Self (TX)-changed their votes to support President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;big, beautiful&#8221; bill after significant pressure from Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson. This strategic reversal allowed the bill to advance to the House floor for a final vote, which could take place later that morning. <\/p>\n<p>The four <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >representatives initially showcased fiscal reservations<\/a> about the bill, with Massie notably voicing concerns over its effect on the federal deficit. however, after extensive discussions with Trump and Johnson, they shifted to a &#8220;yes&#8221; vote. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA) remained the only Republican dissenter,surprising colleagues with his opposition. Despite this, Johnson expressed understanding of Fitzpatrick&#8217;s stance.<\/p>\n<p>The sudden shift in Massie&#8217;s position was especially noteworthy, as he had previously emphasized his principled opposition to the bill. Other representatives, like Spartz and Clyde, cited perceived progress on fiscal issues as reasons for their vote changes. Trump was actively involved in rallying support, making calls late into the night and posting on social media to urge Republican lawmakers to back the legislation, emphasizing its importance for the economy. the dynamics within the House reflected a tense negotiation habitat influenced by party leadership and presidential pressure.  <\/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\">Who are the four Republicans Johnson had to flip in favor of Trump&rsquo;s bill<\/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_2139530\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> fiscal hawks flipped their votes in the early hours of Thursday morning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3460639\/republican-big-beautiful-bill-clears-house-procedural-hurdle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">advance <\/a>President Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;big, beautiful&rdquo; bill, allowing it to come to the House floor for a final vote in the lower chamber.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), and Keith Self (R-TX) backtracked after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-admin-quietly-pressing-mexico-to-help-deal-with-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Admin \u2018Quietly Pressing Mexico\u2019 To Help Deal With Border Crisis\">facing intense pressure<\/a> from Trump, who worked the phones overnight, and from Johnson, who could be seen huddling with holdouts in the House chamber. Given his razor-thin majority, the speaker could afford to lose only three Republican votes, assuming all Democrats remained opposed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3461734\/jeffries-magic-minute-speech-gop-big-beautiful-bill-final-vote\/\">Jeffries holds House floor in &#8216;magic minute&#8217; speech to slam &#8216;big, ugly bill&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3460887\/watch-live-house-debate-trump-big-beautiful-bill\/\">WATCH LIVE: House debates Trump&#8217;s &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217; after it passed in Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3460639\/republican-big-beautiful-bill-clears-house-procedural-hurdle\/\">Republican &lsquo;big, beautiful bill&#8217; clears House hurdle, sets up final passage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The four lawmakers flipped their votes to &ldquo;yes&rdquo; around 3:20 a.m. after hours of the vote being open, with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) being the sole GOP dissenter to vote against the bill.&nbsp;Their support means Trump&rsquo;s legislation will undergo a final vote later Thursday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fitzpatrick, a centrist, provoked some surprise with his &ldquo;no vote,&rdquo; as he had given little indication he was prepared to block the bill. The Pennsylvania centrist bolted from the chamber after he bucked Johnson on the vote, as colleagues who tried to locate him reported the lawmaker had disappeared.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson later said he held nothing against Fitzpatrick for his action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I talked with him at length. Brian is a very good and trusted friend, and he just has convictions about certain provisions of the bill &mdash; he&rsquo;s entitled to that,&rdquo; Johnson said, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChadPergram\/status\/1940738801221226829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to Fox News.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More surprising than Fitzpatrick&rsquo;s vote was Massie&rsquo;s stunning flip and the sudden change of heart of several other fiscal hawks. Massie first voted yes, then changed to a no, then concluded with a yea vote after saying he was confused about the difference between rule and final votes. The procedural rule vote overnight allowed the bill to advance to the floor for a final vote, where lawmakers will decide whether to get Trump&rsquo;s marquee legislation across the finish line.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Massie had long railed against the bill over concerns it would raise the federal deficit, and reminded reporters on Wednesday of the &ldquo;principled stand&rdquo; he was taking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have raised $400,000 from 4,500 donors in the last 10 days for taking this principled stand. So my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-military-officials-whose-left-wing-antics-must-be-accounted-for\/\" title=\"5 Military Officials Whose Left-Wing Antics Must Be Accounted For\">life hasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t been difficult at all,&rdquo; the Kentucky maverick told NBC News in the Capitol, adding that he&rsquo;s &ldquo;not concerned&rdquo; that Trump and his allies might come after him politically.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re whipping this horse, because I&rsquo;m out of the barn, to keep the other horses in the barn,&rdquo; Massie said, predicting that while other holdouts such as Spartz, Clyde, and Self might &ldquo;cut a deal for something,&rdquo; he doubted there was &ldquo;a deal that I would make.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spartz, who had also expressed concern that the Senate-passed version of the bill affected the national debt negatively,&nbsp;flipped after saying Wednesday she planned to back the bill if it made it to the floor for final passage while promising not to vote in favor of the rule.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll vote for the bill, since we need to make it happen for our economy &amp; there are some good provisions in it. However, I will vote against the rule due to broken commitments by @SpeakerJohnson to his own members,&rdquo;&nbsp; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepSpartz\/status\/1940511377367748723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote <\/a>on X.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Self flipped after saying that &ldquo;we made some progress on some fiscal issues,&rdquo; in <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/house\/obbb-on-brink-to-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">comments<\/a> to <em>Punchbowl<\/em> early Thursday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The four holdouts reversed after Trump called them in the wee hours of Thursday morning,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/url4027.email.politico.com\/ss\/c\/u001.tZBh-UKX-I3yMqqHCXLb8zEKuq9UOMI5-p2ErXce2KvzbwlbQXmEU_rn04m85GA0glmCyuQQjkRDI38f4FTKSH5RH-xi22ruHN_-IXuQ-nY\/4hv\/q5roDygbS2em2iF-atoBjA\/h6\/h001.pfb9Nxehz6wz6iMyEvUUFqk34xkXEtzjOxlspZDZq88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">per the <em>Hill<\/em><\/a>, as the president worked the phones to crush even serial rebel Massie&rsquo;s opposition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When he wasn&rsquo;t making phone calls, Trump was shooting off fiery posts on Truth Social demanding that lawmakers cave.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Largest Tax Cuts in History and a Booming Economy vs. Biggest Tax Increase in History, and a Failed Economy. What are the Republicans waiting for??? What are you trying to prove??? MAGA IS NOT HAPPY, AND IT&rsquo;S COSTING YOU VOTES!!!,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;FOR REPUBLICANS, THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY YES VOTE. RIDICULOUS!!!,&rdquo; the president added in another post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Johnson was seen huddling with the holdouts to try to flip their votes as he was observed holding animated discussions with lawmakers like Clyde.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks to reporters as he heads to the chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3460223\/how-trump-one-big-beautiful-bill-passed-senate-murkowski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HOW TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL&rsquo; PASSED IN THE SENATE WITH KEY MURKOWSKI FLIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The speaker said he had worked with Trump to get the bill pushed through, telling reporters he&rsquo;s talked to Trump &ldquo;multiple times today, tonight, this morning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, he was up engaged as late as 1 am. He may still be up for all I know. He doesn&rsquo;t really sleep a lot,&rdquo; he said.<\/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_2139530\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2139530\"}});<\/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>Four Republicans switched their votes to support Trump&#8217;s bill early Thursday, enabling it to proceed to a final House vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2455181,"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\/2025\/07\/johnson-house.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4402,4162,4762,3756,3634],"class_list":["post-2455180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congress","tag-johnson","tag-legislation","tag-republicans","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/johnson-house.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455180","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455180"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455188,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455180\/revisions\/2455188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}