New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik railed against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday, accusing the lead Republican of siding with House Democrats to “protect the deep state” in a social media post.Stefanik, a member of Johnson’s leadership team, has voiced outrage that a provision she is advocating for to bar illegal weaponization by the intelligence community could be stripped out of a year-end defense policy bill due to Democrats’ objections. The New York Republican said she would work to defeat the legislation if Johnson did not reverse course and stop “getting rolled” by Democrats.
Our GOP fighting for our MAGA agenda . . . except Speaker Johnson? What a shock! /s
New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik railed against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday, accusing the lead Republican of siding with House Democrats to “protect the deep state” in a social media post.
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I read the article and it isn’t clea to Madam Brain Damage what he is doing that’s bad.
From article:
Stefanik’s amendment was drafted in response to the FBI’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russiagate. The provision would require the FBI to notify Congress if law enforcement opens investigations into candidates running for president and other federal offices.
Johnson immediately pushed back on Stefanik’s claims when asked by the Daily Caller News Foundation on Tuesday.
“All of that is false,” Johnson said. “I don’t exactly know why Elise won’t just call me. I texted her yesterday. She’s upset that one of her provisions is not being made…I think into the NDAA.”
Johnson, who said he supports the provision, said Stefanik’s amendment was struck from the legislation after passing out of committee due to disagreement between committee chairs. The speaker noted that the decision is not final and signaled the provision could become law as a standalone bill or different legislative vehicle.
“I don’t know why she’s frustrated with me,” Johnson continued. “I literally had nothing to do with it, but I’m happy to roll my sleeves and help. I want everybody to be successful and we’re going to try to make the bill the best it can be.”
Stefanik is leaving Congress at the end of her current term to seek statewide office. She launched a campaign in November to challenge Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul during next year’s midterm elections.