Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rejected any efforts to oust him by members of his conference at a House Republican leadership press conference Tuesday.
“What is your response to Republicans who say this move should cost you your job, and that if you don't resign, they will try to oust you?” a reporter asked the Speaker about his plan to move foreign aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, as well as other national security priorities, through the House.
“I am not resigning, and it is, in my view, an absurd notion that someone would bring a vacate motion when we are simply here trying to do our jobs,” Johnson replied.
“It is not helpful to the cause. It is not helpful to the country. It does not help the House Republicans advance our agenda, which is in the best interest of the American people here: a secure border, sound governance,” the House Speaker continued. “And it is not helpful to the unity that we have in the body.”
