Second Republican backs effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from power
A second House Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, said he supports efforts to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from power over his handling of aid for Ukraine and others.
WASHINGTON — A second House Republican said he will support an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from power over his handling of foreign aid for Ukraine and other issues.
Rep. Thomas Massie, of Kentucky, who is a member of Johnson's own Rules Committee, said he informed the speaker directly in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday that he is co-sponsoring a resolution offered by far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to remove Johnson, R-La., from the top job.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.Getty Images"He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP speaker," Massie wrote on X, referring to former GOP Speaker John Boehner, who resigned in the middle of his term in 2015 while facing a similar conservative rebellion from Massie and others.
In addition to objections over Ukraine aid, Massie also faulted Johnson for pushing through a massive government funding package this year and passing a bill to renew a controversial intelligence spying tool last week.
"He's going for the trifecta, the Triple Crown," Massie.
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