Republican Reveals Possible GOP Plan to Allow Democratic House Speaker [View all]

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Source: Newsweek

Published Apr 20, 2024 at 3:30 PM EDT | Updated Apr 20, 2024 at 5:13 PM EDT


As House Speaker Mike Johnson continues to face criticism from conservatives over his support for Ukraine aid, Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, warned on Friday of a possible GOP plan that would allow a Democratic House speaker if a motion to vacate is introduced. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, is facing mounting criticism from House conservatives as he pushed forward on a bill to provide supplemental aid to Ukraine, which continues defending its easternmost territories against Russia who invaded the country two years ago.

Conservatives have said those funds should instead be spent to secure the U.S.-Mexico border rather than on American allies. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, last month introduced a motion to vacate against Johnson, but it was unprivileged, meaning it did not automatically compel a vote.

Greene has continued to warn Johnson against passing Ukraine aid, with Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, cosponsoring the motion this week. In addition, following Saturday's passing of a $95 billion aid package that includes $60.8 billion of Ukraine aid, Greene continued to criticize Johnson in a post on X, formerly Twitter, writing "Mike Johnson's House of Representatives so proud to work for Ukraine. Not the American people!!! It's despicable!"

Meanwhile, during an interview on Rumble with Representative Matt Gaetz on Friday, Luna discussed the unprivileged motion to vacate Johnson and the possibility that a Democrat could become speaker. "So I heard that if and when the motion to vacate is introduced that there will be immediate resignations of a couple more moderate members of Congress and in the event that happens that ultimately means that it does go to a Democrat speaker and so we're in a predicament," she said. Gaetz, also a Florida Republican, warned what it would look like if a Democrat were to be speaker.


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