Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to quell internal party conflicts within the GOP as Matt Gaetz targets Republicans in primaries. Johnson urges members to stop campaigning against each other. Gaetz criticizes GOP members resembling Democrats.
.@mattgaetz Rips 'Democrats in Drag' in GOP Primaries Against Johnson's Calls for Unity Reported by @graysonbakich via @Floridianpress https://t.co/MOTdhZvrZm #FlPol #Congress
Mike Johnson told CNN of the inter-party conflicts currently roiling the House of Representatives: “I’ve asked them all to cool it.” https://t.co/J41UFbAD6j
Mike Johnson spent his time at the House GOP retreat in West Virginia last week playing peacemaker between rival groups of his divided caucus—and one issue seemed to stand out as a priority for the rookie Republican leader. https://t.co/ifDMr6EUea
Gaetz brushes off Johnson’s warning against campaigning against fellow House Republicans https://t.co/TbhcaSwKby
Speaker Johnson tells Republicans campaigning against each other in primaries to ‘cool it’: report https://t.co/WcKeKBvKog
Gaetz to Johnson: “I’m Targeting Democrats Dressed in Republican Drag” https://t.co/e2ebldm5KJ https://t.co/UJmxE8rDLv
Matt Gaetz slams 'Democrats dressed in Republican drag' amid efforts to challenge sitting GOP lawmakers https://t.co/vkI9RHBrvX https://t.co/ziAtPjpNlm
Matt Gaetz slams 'Democrats dressed in Republican drag' amid efforts to challenge sitting GOP lawmakers and Speaker Johnson tells caucus 'knock off' campaigning against each other https://t.co/zfZ9MHZHwP https://t.co/CQuSILASUw
“I would love nothing more than to just go after Democrats,” Gaetz, who led the charge to oust McCarthy, told CNN. “But if Republicans are going to dress up like Democrats in drag, I’m going to go after them too. Because at the end of the day, we’re not judged by how many…
New: Speaker Johnson tries to clamp down on internal party warfare — as four sitting Republicans are now being targeted by members of their own party in their primaries. “I’ve asked them all to cool it,” Johnson tells @MZanona But Matt Gaetz is actively campaigning in two… https://t.co/LzfI0dGnZo