Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona co-sponsored the motion to resign as House Speaker Mike Johnson faces the threat of being ousted from the speakership.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia filed a motion to withdraw last month, and Republican Rep. Thomas Massey of Kentucky announced earlier this week that he is co-sponsoring the measure. And now Gosar is on board.
“I have added my name in support of the motion calling for the Speaker to step down. Borders cannot be an afterthought. Rather than bow to the reckless demands of warmongers, neocons, and the military-industrial complex, I am putting America on the back burner. We need a chairman who thinks like one, making billions of dollars from endless, costly wars halfway around the world,” Gosar said. statement.
green and massy I thanked my colleagues for their support.
“If Mr. Johnson can do this much damage in just six months, imagine how much worse it could get. And we still have nine months left until, hopefully, President Trump returns to WH,” Greene said. said. tweeted.
Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, who instigated the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the speakership last year. warned If Johnson were to be removed from office, given the current thin Republican House majority, some Republicans “could take bribes, walk the walk or fake sick days to shift this to Democrats.” It is said that there is a risk.
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