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Cruz knocks Greene’s ‘silly’ threats to oust Johnson
The Hill ^ | 05/03/2024 | FILIP TIMOTIJA

Posted on 05/03/2024 9:54:24 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) knocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as “silly,” while praising him as a “strong” conservative.

“I think it is silly,” Cruz said during this Thursday appearance on RealClearPolitics’ radio show.

“I think it is seriously counterproductive. I think Mike Johnson is a strong conservative who has been given an almost impossible task. He has a tiny majority in the House, just a two-vote majority,” he continued. “That means any three House members run off to the hills, and then the majority evaporates.”

Cruz said that Greene’s effort, which was initiated in March and is expected to come to the House floor next week, boosts the likelihood of “chaos” ensuing in the lower chamber and giving control to members of the Democratic Party.

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KEYWORDS: cruz; greene; johnson; threats
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To: OKSooner

If Cruz is right, when will we get to see evidence that johnson is a strong conservative?


21 posted on 05/03/2024 10:58:12 AM PDT by DPMD (ua)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
McConnell has trotted Cruz from the stable to do the smearing and propaganda that he wants done. Because Cruz is seen as conservative.

It seems the only persons who is not in McConnell's stable is Rand Paul and Tommy Tuberville.

Hey Cruz, what have you done for us other than talk all day? What have you actually done to block the marxist democrats?

22 posted on 05/03/2024 10:58:19 AM PDT by Moorings
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Whatever, he seems to be just another garden variety GOP Speaker. Like the month of March: In like a lion, out like a lamb.


23 posted on 05/03/2024 10:59:31 AM PDT by DPMD (ua)
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To: Freest Republican

If he can manage to do it, why can’t the rest of us do the same thing?

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Puritan conservatives aren’t the into the politics of compromise.

It’s a strange concept to them.(Same with winning elections)


24 posted on 05/03/2024 11:05:47 AM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: Karliner
"MTG is right. At this point there is no difference in the two parties as evidenced by their votes and rubber stamping."

This isn't just a recent occurrence. We were talking about Congressional Repukes rolling over for the RATS 20 years ago on FR.

25 posted on 05/03/2024 11:45:57 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A “strong conservative” doesn’t push $90 billion out of the country when that money is desperately needed within our border.


26 posted on 05/03/2024 12:17:45 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: shanover

The Democrats are lying when they say they will vote to keep Johnson. They are trying to rope-a-dope us into handing everything over to them. Johnson sucks, but there are multiple Republicans who have said they will switch parties if he is removed. We cannot afford that this close to the election. A Demonocrat majority would vote not to certify Trump’s election.


27 posted on 05/03/2024 12:49:47 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
You tell me. Johnson has 1) Presided over a budget that is adding $1 trillion to the national debt every hundred days 2) Rubberstamped more than $4 billion to the rogue, politicized FBI for a new HQ 3) Passed through warrantless searches on Americans and 4) Broke his promise not give a penny to Ukraine before a border security package passed.

He's either been blackmailed or been paid off to betray the base of the party.

28 posted on 05/03/2024 1:06:54 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: unclebankster
It’s a strange concept to them.(Same with winning elections)

You're a joke.

There was no need to compromise. Johnson didn't have to break his promise not to give money to Ukraine before getting a border security package passed. He didn't have to agree to spend $4 billion on new HQ for the politicized and corrupt FBI. He could have voted against and killed the FISA spy program.

Now of that means squat to the voters.

It's your Bush-style, uniparty Republicanism that gave Democrats a supermajority along with Obama.

The bigges problems this country are facing is when the uniparty agrees on issues like running massive debt, open borders and laundering money through a warmonger, corrupt foreign policy. Most Americans are opposed to all that.

You're totally clueless.

29 posted on 05/03/2024 1:15:54 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan

Getting rid of Johnson after November is the proper political approach.


30 posted on 05/03/2024 1:23:30 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: Kazan

Which you disagree with.


31 posted on 05/03/2024 1:24:10 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: Kazan

+1


32 posted on 05/03/2024 4:17:21 PM PDT by nfldgirl
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To: unclebankster

It was poor wording on my part too.

I obv didn’t mean support the aid and Johnson as much as let it go until the right time.

The lack of patience is understandable.

We’re always told to wait and usually to no avail.

I get the frustration too. MAGA won the GOP the House only for little to no change.

Pres Trump is the captain of our ship. His support told us that he believes waiting is the proper course. His reasoning is not unsound in my opinion. Hopefully things go our way and Johnson will be exited in due time.

I’d rather see more convo on our would be Senate majority leader. It looks like we have at least a 65% chance of winning it. It would obv be nice to have an actual MAGA type in that position.


33 posted on 05/03/2024 7:12:13 PM PDT by Freest Republican
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To: Kazan

Pres Trump knows more than you.

Period. The end.


34 posted on 05/03/2024 7:13:30 PM PDT by Freest Republican
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To: mass55th

True, just responding to the article.


35 posted on 05/03/2024 9:12:55 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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