RNC Chair Michael Whatley urges party unity amid GOP turmoil in the House
Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley urged party unity when asked about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's threat to force a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley urged party unity when asked about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's threat to force a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson this week, months before House Republicans defend their slim majority in the November elections.
"We need to flip the Senate, and we need to expand our majority in the House. We're not going to do that if we're not unified," Whatley said in an exclusive interview when asked for his message to Republicans backing Johnson's ouster.
"We need to make sure that all of the Republicans understand the gravity of this election cycle, and they do, and we need to make sure that we are on the same page as we're moving forward," he continued.
According to audio of a private donor luncheon at Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida, obtained by NBC News, Trump celebrated RNC leadership and echoed the call for unity — inviting Johnson to join him onstage.
“We’ve got to stick together. It’s so important,” Trump said.
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