Trump defends House Speaker Mike Johnson amid ouster threat: ‘Trying very hard’

The New York Post ^ | 04/23/2024 | Josh Christenson

[thegagline]

“Look, we have a majority of one, OK? It’s not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do,” Trump, 77, told radio host John Fredericks on Real America’s Voice Monday night.

“I think he’s a very good person. You know, he stood very strongly with me on NATO,” added Trump, referring to a campaign rally in which he urged member states to pay more for their common defense — or he would let Russia “do whatever the hell they want.”

“I think he’s trying very hard,” the 45th president concluded.

Johnson (R-La.) bucked the majority of his conference on Saturday and joined with 210 House Democrats to pass $60.8 billion that will assist Ukraine in its war against Russia.

*** “Mike Johnson’s speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing, to resign, and allow us to move forward in a controlled process. If he doesn’t do so, he will be vacated,” Greene said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”

Two other House Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Paul Gosar of Arizona — signed onto a motion introduced by Greene to vacate Johnson’s speakership ahead of the vote.

All three cited Johnson’s failure to secure the US border amid the growing migrant crisis, while Massie accused the speaker of getting run over by Democrats during recent negotiations on government spending. ***

[JoSixChip]

Trump is just about Trump

See, that's the thing right there. Trump has given-up more then any living person today for America. He has given it his all in blood, sweat, tears not to mention the humiliation they have put him through and the literal billions of dollars it has cost him. And then someone who has never given-up anything for it's country but a few internet posts, has the audacity to say something like that. You are the reason we have biden.

[JoSixChip]

You sound like an idiot and add insult to injury when you trash a fellow freeper and the best Gov this country has at the same time. Get a life.

Talk about being a hypocrite, where do you morons come from?

[Chgogal]

Trump has done more than you in both his private life and professional life.

[dpetty121263]

You would be incorrect frankly not overly fond of anyone running on the GOP side and certainly not on the Democrat side...really we have reached the bottom of the barrel on either side...But the Voter base has as well so garbage in, garbage out..Rome ran into the same problem at the end.

[dpetty121263]

I think you wise beyond your years!

[Responsibility2nd]

They said that removing McCarthy would lead to Hakeem Jeffries being Speaker. They were wrong.

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They were wrong then, but they may be right later. If Massie and Greene do oust Johnson as they want to - that leaves Jeffries to pick up the pieces.

That’s why Trump has to support Johnson. Jeffries could get his insurrection charges passed and end Trump’s chances.

[pollywog]

I’m standing with Trump on this one... probably most here will hate me, but it is what it is....If the GOP ousts Johnson now we ALL GO DOWN...wait until AFTER election !!!!!!

[thegagline]

Think about it Barr Sessions Mattis Milley Lindsey Graham Haley McCarthy Rod Rosenstein Pence Traitor Johnson

Agreed. Here is my list regarding the same subject

Bill Barr
Christopher Wray
Mike Pence

John Bolton
Jeff Sessions

Tom Bossert

Deborah Brix
Anthony Fauci

Elaine Chao

Ty Cobb

Michael Cohen

Gary Cohn

Michael Flynn

Alyssa Farah Griffin

John Kelly

Paul Manafort

James Mattis

Andrew McCabe

H.R. McMaster

Mark Meadows

General Mark Milley

Steve Mnuchin

Mick Mulvaney

Omarosa Manigault Newman

Carter Page
Mike Davis
Steve Cortes

Anthony Scaramucci

Cliff Sims

Rex Tillerson
Stephanie Grisham

[dpetty121263]

Trump may think that but we all know he makes poor choices in reading people and character...

[Chgogal]

BTTT

[dpetty121263]

Some people are just not good at reading people and what make them tick...look at all the choices he made before and how did all that work out?

[Pete Dovgan]

Think about it:
Barr
Sessions
Mattis
Milley
Lindsey Graham
Haley
McCarthy
Rod Rosenstein
Pence
Traitor Johnson

The real question is there anybody in Washington DC that the intelligence apparatus/deep state can’t get to?

[JoSixChip]

we have reached the bottom of the barrel on either side...But the Voter base has as well so garbage in, garbage out

Which is exactly why we have people like you. People that have never done anything but nip at the heels of the people that do.

[dfwgator]

Changing speakers is akin to rearranging the deck chairs on The Titanic.

[sipow]

Setting up a vote where the Dems are 100% united and the Republicans are split almost 50/50 does not feel like what it takes to maintain the majority in 2024.

[OakOak]

Great thinking!

Mikey Johnson is right there with Omarosa and Scaramucci!

[JoSixChip]

Agreed. Here is my list regarding the same subject

Add to that list the butt hurt thegagline. The guy who is cheering on the the Trump persecutions think it will lead to desanctomonious. That makes you a low life POS, worse then anyone on that little list of yours.

[OakOak]

Absolutely, and the money is good!

Even Mike Pence’s unemployed daughter got a book contract!

[sipow]

Seriously - why did Gaetz not hold out and instead gave into this traitor?

[dpetty121263]

Again you are incorrect..I have worked in several campaigns from Reagan to Trump first time and second...Fact is the whole system is beyond redemption....Gotta scatter it where no stone is upon another and start over. The corruption is just too engrained.