Mike Johnson’s Broken Promises On CR May Have Just Cost Him The SpeakershipHenry Rodgers
Chief National Correspondent
December 19, 2024 1:39 PM ET
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is facing serious blowback from those in his own party for trying to push through a continuing resolution filled with unnecessary spending. Sources on Capitol Hill, including both lawmakers and their staff, told the Caller Johnson may have cost himself the Speaker’s job with the poorly-received gambit right before Christmas.
“Mike Johnson spent a lot of time fundraising off of selfies with President Trump, and then betrayed him right before the inauguration. He’ll have to answer for that in January,” a senior House Republican staffer told the Caller.
The 1,574-page spending measure will receive votes from both Democrats and Republicans, but Johnson broke several promises in the process of putting forth the bill. Johnson said in September that he has “no intention of going back” to the “terrible tradition” of a Christmas omnibus.
A senior house aide told the Caller that House Republicans have lost trust in Johnson and that it will be hard to recover from.
“It’s not a competence or leadership question for some folks now. It’s a trust question. That’s gonna be tough to come back from,” the senior house aide said.
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