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Former President Trump on Monday offered a defense of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) amid blowback from conservatives over Johnson’s decision to bring additional aid for Ukraine and other national security priorities to the House floor for a vote over the weekend. In his first comments since the national security funding package passed the House with bipartisan support…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said on Sunday that her motion to remove the Speaker from the position is definitely happening regardless of what House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) chooses to do, while avoiding questions about an alternative plan if he is removed. “Mike Johnson’s Speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing and allow us to…

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.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) slammed the idea of moving forward with the motion to vacate current Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), calling it “very unwise.” Gingrich argued he does not think another GOP member could get 218 votes to succeed Johnson, and the chamber would be embroiled in more turmoil. “It would be…