Mike Johnson faces revolt by hard-right Republicans over Ukraine aid package

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/08/mike-johnson-ukraine-aid-congress-republicans

by misana123

21 comments

  1. Blaaa Blaaaa Blaaah Blaaah Bla Mike Johnson Maga Trump. What a lost cause, Imagine the West holding the sword of justice to uphold freedom and then seedy little political scum taking the stage. Be silent. Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth Grima Wormtongue.

  2. Sorry, but here is also a solution. Speaker , as i understand it, can be dethroned by a majority. There is only a small part of the Reps wanting him out if he goes for Ukraine support. So, the only way he gets dethroned is when also the Dems vote him out. Have a few Dems vote strategically and make a deal. Problem solved, isn’t it? Who says you must vote along the party lines?

    This is an equal amount of BS coming from the other side here also…..

  4. Maybe if he had the spine to actually lead Johnson wouldn’t be in the situation he’s in.

  5. Dems should give him a guarantee that they will keep him in office over Ukraine. Delaying this topic is costing lives everyday day. Not something to play around with to get some minor advantage in partisan politics.

    Also if not being able to keep a speaker in office would deter republican voters they would already be gone.

  6. I’m sure the real reason for MAGA-MEGAIDIOTS to stop aid to Ukraine is the simple fact that Zelenskyy did not accept Trump’s blackmail in the famous call.

    It’s vengeance.

    The MAGA-MEGAIDIOTS are full of shit.

  8. He’s done either way. Better to go down doing the right thing or he’ll end up like McCarthy.

  9. 8 months of this bullshit! A weak loudmouthed contingency is holding the world hostage from the House of Representatives in the US.

  10. I never hear or read anything good about this so called man and wonder why he’s still in his job. If I was crap at my job I’m sure I would be sacked

  11. Fucks sake this makes me so mad I don’t have words. I’m so sorry Ukraine, america should be better than this

  13. Any pro Ukraine Republicans here? We have about 40-60% of Republican voters in favor of more Ukraine aid. Just wondering if this is freaking you out.

  16. I hope everyone here who hates this has reached out to their representatives. It’s a very simple process.

  17. it is all a delay tactic.

    get the republicans not turned into russian zombies to sign the discharge petition.

    is that a body guard behind mike johnson? he is likely getting death threats from maga doing exactly what they want him to do, delay.

  18. The Democrats have vowed to save him behind closed doors, and some had even said it publicly. He can’t be voted out with some without some of their votes.

  20. We can say that the politicians of the Republican Party are betraying the high interests of the US.

    Without the need to put boots on the ground, the US has the opportunity to dramatically weaken its greatest historical enemy, and for its own selfish interests it is not doing so.

    It is obvious that without US support Ukraine will lose this war because the European NATO countries have always trusted the US and are being betrayed.

    With the absence of the US, the European countries can negotiate an agreement with Russia and China that suits all three parties, and then only the US will lose.

  21. This proves there really isn’t any serious support for Ukraine in the republican party. If there was, Johnson would be facing a “revolt” from the national security minded republicans. But no, all the really pressure on Johnson is from the isolationist wing. The isolationists are the ones willing to exert real power by threatening to fire Johnson from his job and tear everything down. The centrist republicans are wimps, unwilling to exert any political levers of influence, and therefore have no power. The centrist, national security minded republicans are hollow shells with no influence or power, unwilling to every take any real action.

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