Conservatives also say Johnson, who was a rank-and-file member up until this point, hasn’t broken their trust yet.
“Kevin was in a very difficult situation when that happened,” Johnson told CNN.
But it wasn’t enough to win them over; the House Freedom Caucus took an official position against the plan.
“Speaker Johnson must reassert his authority in this fight,” Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, said ahead of the vote.
“I think if you’re going to oust a speaker of the House from your conference, the red line should remain the same for the next speaker,” Greene said.
Persons:
Mike Johnson’s, Kevin McCarthy, –, McCarthy, Johnson, haven’t, ”, Bob Good, there’s, “, Tom Cole, we’ve, Warren Davidson, that’s, Chip Roy, Dan Bishop of, Kevin, ” Johnson, Scott Perry, “ He’s, Troy Nehls, ” McCarthy, Dusty Johnson of, Garret Graves, McCarthy ”, Patrick McHenry of, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ” Greene
Organizations:
Democratic, House Republican Conference, Louisiana Republican, CNN, GOP, ”, Freedom Caucus, Caucus, Fox Business, “, Pennsylvania Republican, California Republican, Dusty Johnson of South Dakota
Locations:
Louisiana, Virginia, Oklahoma, Ukraine, Israel, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Texas, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, “, California, Dusty Johnson of South, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, Washington, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia