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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) defended Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday, saying he “deserves to keep his job” as he faces down a threat to remove him after backing aid for Ukraine and Israel. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) leads a group of three GOP members who have signed onto a motion to vacate the…

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for her threat to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying that doing so would make foreign enemies like China, Russia, and Iran more confident and aggressive. Moskowitz expressed on “Fox News Sunday” that the attempt to remove the Speaker of the House by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) would give China, Russia, and Iran more confidence. Greene, along with Massie and Gosar, supported ousting Johnson over his handling of Ukraine aid and government spending, which Moskowitz believes would benefit foreign adversaries. The potential ouster remains uncertain as Greene has not pushed for a vote or clarified the conditions for doing so.