Is Mike Johnson Going to Lose His Speaker Gig, Kevin McCarthy Style?

Back in October—as in just three months ago—House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy from his gig as Speaker, and replaced him with Mike Johnson after several very embarrassing weeks. So the idea that the same group of lawmakers would turn around and give their new Speaker the heave-ho two seconds after giving him the job would seem, to most people, insane. But apparently, the far right has no issue with that!

On Wednesday, 13 ultraconservatives tanked an attempt by Johnson to avert a government shutdown, blocking a procedural step in protest of a deal the Speaker struck with Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer for $1.66 trillion in spending this year. Leaving a conference meeting, Representative Warren Davidson told reporters, “I’m not going to sit in there and listen to that drivel because [Johnson] has no plans to do anything except surrender.” Asked if Johnson should be removed from his leadership role, Davidson responded, “He should have never been hired.” And it would seem he’s not the only one who feels that way.

Earlier in the week, Representative Chip Roy refused to confirm that Johnson’s job is safe:

Later, he said firing Johnson was “on the table.” On Thursday, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene confirmed the Speaker risks losing his job.