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OANβsΒ Brooke Mallory
6:13 PM β Monday, May 6, 2024
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stated that she is in favor of keeping GOP Speaker Mike Johnson in office.
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Pelosi (D-Calif.) declared on Monday that she supports the plan of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to retain Johnson (R-La.) as Speaker of the House.
βHouse Republicans are either unwilling or unable to get Marjorie Taylor Greene and extreme MAGA Republicans under control and so itβs going to take a bipartisan coalition and partnership,β said Jeffries.
β[Jeffries] confirmed that members of his own party would vote to support Johnson β a highly unusual move β to prevent a replay of last yearβs chaos,β Reuters reported.
Pelosi said that in order to βsupport the integrity of the House of Representatives andβ¦not let it be littered up by nonsense,β she reiterated that she supports Johnson staying in his position.
βPersonally, I respect his authenticity; I disagree with his politics, but thatβs okay,β Pelosi said previously about Johnson.
She added: βIf youβre just sitting in the back bench, and then they tap you to become the speaker, they shouldnβt complain when you donβt know how to be speaker from day one.β
Meanwhile, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has consistently pushed to have Speaker Johnson removed. Pelosi made the remarks in response to Greeneβs request. Greeneβs proposal has the support of Representatives Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.).
According to reports, the Speaker informed donors on Sunday that he would back removing certain members from committees who oppose favored legislative agendas. Additionally, he hinted that at the end of the legislative session, he would be in support of altering House rules, such as the motion to vacate.
Massie has enumerated the βthree betrayalsβ of Johnson: In addition to forcing through unwarranted surveillance of Americans and passing a package containing $95 billion in foreign aid without protecting Americaβs borderβsomething he had vowed would not happenβhe has given up on passing the 12 separate appropriations bills.
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