Louisiana Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was recently endorsed for his position by House Democratic Leadership on Tuesday, and that, my friends, is all you need to know that the guy should not be left in his current position. And both Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky agree with me, though not just because they’re smart and recognize my genius. I’m sure they read my work on the daily, I mean, who doesn’t?
No, they recognize pretty clearly that Johnson was a RINO (Republican in Name Only) who was wearing a conservative skin suit and doesn’t actually hold to the principles he espouses. It’s never a good sign if the political opposition gives you two thumbs up. Never.
Greene and Massie announced outside the Capitol on Wednesday that they would be forcing a vote on Greene’s motion to vacate the seat “next week.”
Here’s more from Breitbart:
With the Capitol dome behind them, Greene and Massie accused Johnson of “three betrayals” on government funding, allowing surveillance of American citizens, and funding Ukraine without first securing the border.
The move has long been expected, but Wednesday’s escalation makes clear Johnson’s perilous path toward maintaining his gavel — if not in the short term, certainly beyond November.
“This motion is wrong for the Republican Conference, wrong for the institution, and wrong for the country,” said a short statement that was released by Johnson after the announcement. It also comes a day after Johnson said Greene was not a serious lawmaker.
I don’t think Speaker Johnson has any kind of right to refer to anyone in Congress as not being serious about their job. This is a dude who has played the role of Judas Iscariot three times since being confirmed in his position as top dog in the House just several months ago. I mean, talk about being a turncoat. This level of betrayal would even shock Benedict Arnold.
Greene explained her initial hopes when filing and why she waited more than six weeks to force a vote on her motion. “I was being conscious and caring about my conference in our majority. It was a warning to stop serving the Democrats and support our Republican conference and support our agenda. And he didn’t do it.”
After Greene filed her motion, Johnson proceeded to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) after casting the deciding vote to kill the warrant requirement and then folded on Ukraine funding.
“Now we have Hakeem Jeffries and the Democrats coming out, embracing Mike Johnson with a warm hug and a big wet sloppy kiss,” Greene went on to say, making a very valid point, before continuing to argue that Democrats endorsed Johnson “because Mike Johnson is giving them everything they want. Everything. Every single thing.”
She then discussed how Republicans under the leadership of Johnson have been rejecting the demands of the American voters who installed them in office to represent their will in Washington.
“We won the House in 2022,” Greene stated, “but what have we done with it? What are we giving Republican voters to vote for?”
Welp, if you want an honest answer, not a d*mn thing. Just being real, MTG. Of course, she knows that’s the answer.
Greene believes a continued Johnson speakership would not only cost Republicans the House but imperil a future Trump administration agenda just as establishment Republicans did throughout Trump’s first term.
“The Republican establishment under Paul Ryan failed President Trump and failed the agenda that we wanted to get done,” she recounted. “They passed a $1.3 trillion omnibus that did not fund the wall after we had stood at Trump rally after Trump rally and said, ‘Build the wall.’”
At one point during the press conference, Greene launched into a vicious attack against Johnson for full embracing the “business model of Washington, DC, to fund forever wars,” claiming the mantra of “the uniparty is ‘make Ukraine great again.’”
She then produced a blue cap with the phrase “MUGA” on it in a sort of parody of Trump’s “MAGA” slogan, before saying, “Our economy should not be built on the blood of wars in foreign countries. That’s not what our economy should be built on. That’s not how you grow jobs in America.”
Massie refuted what he characterized as “Republican establishment” lies playing into Jeffries’ hand and that forcing a vote is futile since Jeffries will “save Johnson’s bacon.”
“We didn’t get elected to make excuses,” he said. “We didn’t get elected to say we shouldn’t even try. We got elected to come here and give it our best and also to impose transparency.”
However, he was not about to accept what many feel is the inevitability of the outcome of the vote.
“I’m actually not going to concede that the vote will fail,” he remarked. “I think Hakeem had to step out in front and get in front of this freight train because he was afraid he didn’t have enough Democrats who would save Mike Johnson.”
“If this vote fails, and the whole conference… supports the uniparty, let me tell you something, that is not a failure. It’s a win for the American people because that’s a list of names,” Greene followed up.
One way or another, we the people will know who we need to boot from office come November. This should have politicians we elected into the House shaking in their dress socks. Remember, we’re their actual employer, not the federal government.