House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said during an interview over the weekend that President Joe Biden’s administration “intentionally” created the illegal immigration crisis on the U.S. southern border.
Johnson made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News’s “Face The Nation” while talking about the historic flood of illegal aliens pouring into the U.S. through the southern border after there were 302,000 illegal alien encounters in December.
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The backdrop: Greene and other hardliners, who were negotiating with Johnson after blocking a package of Republican bills on Wednesday, said their current demand is that Johnson essentially renege on his deal and advance appropriations bills that cut spending.
- "I think the goal is to possibly find a new path forward on spending," Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) told reporters.
- Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), chair of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, said there "was 100% consensus in the room with everyone who was meeting with the speaker that the deal is terrible for the country."
- "We have to have a different plan," Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) told Axios, saying he believes Johnson understands "the present deal ... will not work."
Speaker Mike Johnson. Photo: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images.
A group of rebellious right-wing House Republicans is pressing Speaker Mike Johnson to renegotiate the terms of his spending deal with Senate Democrats, and threatening his job if he doesn't comply.
Why it matters: The escalating revolt Johnson faces from his right flank bears a striking resemblance to the series of events that led to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster in October.
Driving the news: Emerging from Johnson's office on Thursday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) added to the list of hardliners hinting at a possible effort to remove Johnson through a motion to vacate.
- "I don't know, that could be something," she said. "If those deals are going to be made, then absolutely that's on the table."
- Greene's comments came as Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has also raised the specter of an ouster attempt.
The other side: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who introduced the motion to vacate against McCarthy but has emerged as Johnson's closest right-wing ally, is skeptical that Johnson is truly at risk of removal.
- Asked if he thinks his colleagues would make good on their threats, Gaetz told Axios: "I do not."
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