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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is in danger of being ousted over his announcement that the House will vote on another aid package for Ukraine.
This, according to Representative Don Bacon (R-NE).
Bacon believes a vote to remove Johnson is “very likely.” He further said that it was “possible” for such a vote to succeed.
“It's possible, I wouldn't rule it out,” Bacon said in an interview on NBC. meet the Press,
“It's very likely that we could have a standoff with the speaker after this Ukraine bill.”
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Mike Johnson requires vote on Ukraine assist
Bacon was responding to a movement earlier this month in opposition to Speaker Mike Johnson to step down. This proposal was introduced by Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
“We have now began the clock to start the method of electing a brand new speaker,” Greene stated after submitting the movement.
The power to carry such a vote was established attributable to former Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy making such a concession to get his speech authorised. A single disgruntled member can now file a movement to take away the Home Speaker.
McCarthy was ousted in comparable vogue. However Inexperienced has steered that her proposal is merely a warning if Mike Johnson makes an attempt to move additional assist to Ukraine.
“I don't wish to upset our convention and throw the Home into chaos, however that is principally a warning,” she stated.
“Now could be the time for us to undergo this course of, take our time, and discover a new Speaker of the Home who stands with Republicans and our Republican majority reasonably than standing with the Democrats.”
Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene, talking on the movement to take away Mike Johnson from workplace, stated: “We can’t have a Republican Speaker of the Home who’s keen to do Chuck Schumer's bidding, hand him every part over, and let him move Schumer's Home invoice. Give.” Vacation spot. And never permitting any of our… pic.twitter.com/bWS4SRfBhx
– Actual Mac Report (@RealMacReport) 24 March 2024
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Bacon typically seeks help from Democrats
Consultant Don Bacon means that Speaker Mike Johnson could also be protected by Democrats from Greene's proposal. A naive vantage level certainly.
“I believe there might be Democrats who don't wish to see this dysfunction, and I believe they may in all probability abstain or maybe not be current to vote,” he stated in the course of the interview.
Why wouldn't they wish to procrastinate? When McCarthy was ousted he loved each minute of it. He loved each minute of McCarthy's battle to get elected.
However now the Democrats are going to sacrifice years due to Dysfunction in Washington and say, 'We have to preserve working for the American folks?'
Please!
Bacon additionally instructed the far-left information outlet that he doesn’t consider any proof revealed thus far proves that President Biden must be impeached.
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GOP Rep. Don Bacon: “There's no particular crime, and also you want it for a excessive felony or misdemeanor… There's no particular crime dedicated.” WTF!? pic.twitter.com/eY5qyqMypA
-Eddie (@ICU1010) 31 March 2024
Why he provides 'R' to his identify is anybody's guess.
Bacon was one in every of 13 Republicans who helped move Biden's $1.2 trillion 'infrastructure' invoice in 2021. This effort gave the President a victory he might name 'bipartisan'.
This could by no means have occurred with out the help of Bacon and 12 different Republicans. To nobody's shock, the infrastructure invoice was a failure. Inflation shaved billions off its worth. And this pressured states to cancel or delay initiatives attributable to rising prices.
Bacon was additionally one in every of 22 Republicans who determined to not vote for a real conservative for Home Speaker in Consultant Jim Jordan (R-OH).
That effort prompted conservative radio host Mark Levin to ask him to do the primaries. Fox Information host Brian Kilmeade was caught on scorching mic calling Bacon an “fool” for his vote.
Brian Kilmeade captured on scorching mic dwell on-air after Don Bacon voted out Kevin McCarthy as Home Speaker: “Dumbass!”
– Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) 17 October 2023
Bacon's newest declare that Democrats will assist save Speaker Mike Johnson is additional proof confirming Kilmeade's suspicions.
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