Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) became the third Republican to co-sponsor a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) shortly after the House advanced the speaker's four-pronged foreign aid plan to a final passage vote.
Gosar joins Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) in supporting vacating Johnson from the top leadership position after Democrats helped Johnson push a procedural rule vote over the finish line — a sign that certain House Republicans are growing frustrated with the speaker's leadership.
Gosar joins Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) in supporting vacating Johnson from the top leadership position after Democrats helped Johnson push a procedural rule vote over the finish line — a sign that certain House Republicans are growing frustrated with the speaker's leadership.
- "I have added my name in support of the motion to vacate the Speaker," Gosar said in a statement.
- "Our border cannot be an afterthought. We need a Speaker who puts America first rather than bending to the reckless demands of the warmongers, neo-cons and the military industrial complex making billions from a costly and endless war half a world away."
The House passed a procedural rule on Friday that allows the House to vote on four separate bills that would provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, and allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
- A separate fifth bill addressing border security will come to the floor as well, but many Republicans have blasted the fact that the southern border is not addressed in the legislation.
“Monday was Tax Day. So as Americans were paying their hard-earned tax dollars to this government, the Republican speaker, hinging his entire ability to stay speaker on sending $64 million to Ukraine — I can’t think of a worse betrayal ever to happen in the United States history,” Greene said.
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) signed on to her motion to vacate Friday, citing concerns over the border and his opposition to Ukraine funding.
“We need a Speaker who puts America first,” Gosar said in a statement, accusing Johnson of “bending to the reckless demands of warmongers, neo-cons, and the military industrial complex” by supporting Ukraine.
- His move came three days after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) joined the resolution as a co-sponsor, inching closer to a potential repeat of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s dramatic downfall last autumn.
- Responding on Tuesday, Johnson chided the hard-right arm of his party for threatening him for doing his job.
- “It is not helpful to the cause. It is not helpful to the country. It does not help the House Republicans advance our agenda,” he said then.
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