House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing increasing pressure from within his own party to potentially be ousted. Several reports, including Ryanobles' latest update, indicate a growing momentum among House Republicans, particularly fueled by Johnson's consideration of a rule change that would make it harder to remove a House speaker. This proposal has sparked significant backlash from conservative lawmakers, including a public rebuke from Representative Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz). Despite the controversy, Johnson has ultimately decided against the rule change, affirming his commitment to maintaining the current procedure that allows any single member to initiate a vote on the speaker's removal. Johnson said, 'Since the beginning of the 118th...'
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he wouldn't back a change to the rule that allows a single member to force a vote on whether to oust the speaker, even though he said the threshold "has harmed this office" and the Republican majority. https://t.co/0uH16Y4r9J
House Speaker Johnson quashed rumors he was considering changes to make it more difficult to oust him from his leadership post, after Republican hard-liners warned it was a "red line" he shouldn’t cross. https://t.co/06FGEEZ9wb
House Speaker Mike Johnson has rejected a plan to change the rule that allows GOP rebels to kick him out as speaker. https://t.co/q9fwPReSM0
Johnson rebuffs rule change that could save his House speakership https://t.co/C9sJFcRnXX
Speaker Mike Johnson vows to keep House rule his GOP foes threaten to use to oust him https://t.co/pOgyXgksCO
.@SpeakerJohnson rebuffs rule change that could save his House speakership https://t.co/G6JVlEf6bT https://t.co/G6JVlEf6bT
BREAKING IN WASHINGTON: Embattled Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) indicates that the time may have come to change the rule and make it harder to remove the Speaker, triggering a rebuke from Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz). Johnson said, “Since the beginning of the 118th… https://t.co/ufyIVGnfO3
Mike Johnson is being lobbied to change the rules around ousting the House speaker, sources say. The idea set off fury among conservative lawmakers. https://t.co/30669yjQLy
#BREAKING: Momentum grows to remove Speaker Johnson over potential change to ouster rule https://t.co/BV80hTkhHJ
In a tense conversation on the House floor, a group of conservatives pressured Speaker Mike Johnson to back off potential plans to make it harder to remove House speakers. https://t.co/XiRL2cfGeB
Support appears to be growing among House Republicans to potentially oust Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. @Ryanobles has the latest. https://t.co/xbQqShIMGQ
Mike Johnson faces growing momentum to oust him as House speaker https://t.co/iZMYWZDoP4