Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO ) claimed on CNN’s” The Lead” that it makes no difference if House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA ) or Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY ) occupies the top spot.
House Democratic officials took an unexpected action now, number Jake Tapper said. If people like Marjorie Taylor Greene and others tried to remove him, they would save the candidacy of Mike Johnson, the really traditional Louisiana Republican, if necessary. How are politicians reacting to that?
On the steps of the Capitol, legislative editor Manu Raju said”, Yeah, it’s mixed landscapes below, Jake. We do anticipate that a sizable amount of legislators will likely vote increasingly to overthrow that effort to remove Mike Johnson. This is significantly different from what occurred during Kevin McCarthy’s historic and unprecedented impeachment next fall, when all Democrats and eight Republicans cast ballots to remove him. This moment, we anticipate that a sizable number of Democrats will keep Mike Johnson.
Boebert said,” We are passing the Democrat plan every day we’re here. The House has a flimsy lot, and Democrats are supporting everything with a majority. Therefore, it makes no difference if Mike Johnson is currently the speaker or Hakeem Jeffries.
Rep. Ralph Norman ( R- SC ) said”, He’s under assault in a lot of different locations.”
Raju asked”, Are you secure with Democrats voting to preserve Mike Johnson in the senate?”
Rep. Jamaal Bowman ( D- NY ) said”, No, I’m no.”
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