Recently there has been lots of drama surrounding the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and the decisions he has made. Some people are criticising him for giving into the democrats demands too much and others are saying he made a tough decision during a tough time and sometimes you have to work across the aisle.
Regardless of how you feel about him, we need to present a strong unified force in congress because of how razor thing the margin is between seats. If republicans lose just a few votes they lose control, and that doesn’t help anyone. Having said that, several other members are very unhappy right now and Marjorie Taylor Greene has called for a motion to vacate the speaker.
However, she got some orders that she may not like:
Publicly, Trump has praised Johnson’s leadership and has said he is opposed to motions to vacate the speaker. Now in private, Trump told Greene not to proceed with her threats to oust Johnson, according to three Republican sources familiar with the conversations who spoke to Politico.
This is a very interesting development because although Trump is not currently leading the party, he still seems to be from behind the scenes. I think Trump recognizes that our best chance of winning in 2024 is from a unified party front and we need to get our ducks in a row before we get to Novemeber. Having yet ANOTHER vote for Speaker. We all know how that went on the last one, it was an embarrassment.
If we can work out our differences as a party then I think we have a very strong chance of winning the next election. And for those of you who are always very skeptical of anonymous sources, I think this one is probably true. MGT herself didn’t deny it, though she didn’t confirm it. But that says a lot. Also, another Rep did name himself and went on the record saying this:
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) acknowledged that the nearly two-hour weekend phone conversation between Greene and Trump did, in fact, happen. The phone call also featured Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who was the second Republican to back Greene in her ejection threat.
So I think it actually did happen. What do you think about Trump’s order to MTG? Do you agree with Trump and think we need a unified party or do you think Speaker Johnson should get the boot?
Source: Washington Examiner
