Freedom Caucus chair who ousted McCarthy distances himself from push to boot Johnson

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., is distancing himself from 2 GOP rebels’ threats to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from power.

Good told reporters connected Thursday that nan "appropriate" clip to prime a caller leader for nan House GOP would beryllium successful November. Traditionally, nan closed-door predetermination to prime a caller statement leader takes spot sometime that period pursuing an election.

The Virginia Republican was 1 of 8 House GOP lawmakers who voted pinch Democrats to oust Johnson’s predecessor, ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., successful October 2023.

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House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good, right, distanced himself from calls to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, left. (Getty Images )

"I deliberation there’s a batch of dissatisfaction wrong nan Republican Party. I deliberation nan speaker guarantees himself that location will beryllium a title for nan speaker, I hope, successful November. I deliberation that’s nan wise people erstwhile you’re sitting astatine a 216 to 213 margin," Good said.

Good has been among nan astir vocal critics of Johnson’s leadership, peculiarly erstwhile nan speaker has had to scope crossed nan aisle to walk captious legislation. But his wariness of embracing calls for Johnson’s ouster shows nan wide wariness of members of Johnson’s correct flank to acquisition nan aforesaid 3 weeks of chaos they did past year.

When asked to explain whether he would not support if his chap Republicans triggered a vote for Johnson’s ouster – known arsenic a mobility to vacate – Good said, "I only cognize of members who person said they support a mobility to vacate. I surely person not said that."

"I deliberation nan due clip to person that title would beryllium successful November," he said. 

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House Republicans are grappling pinch nan push to oust Speaker Johnson by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie. (Getty Images)

He reasoned that House Republicans are dealing pinch a slimmer mostly than successful October erstwhile GOP rebels ousted McCarthy, and that location were longstanding issues immoderate members had pinch nan erstwhile speaker and his leadership, compared to Johnson’s comparative newcomer status.

It comes aft Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., threatened to trigger a ballot for Johnson’s ouster complete his overseas assistance scheme earlier this week if he did not willingly measurement aside. He’s now co-sponsoring an earlier motion to vacate resolution revenge by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a fierce professional of Johnson’s leadership.

Good, who does not person a adjacent narration pinch Greene since her ouster from nan Freedom Caucus and her disapproval of nan Republicans who forced retired McCarthy, would not opportunity whether he thought Greene’s onslaught against Johnson was misguided. 

MASSIE THREATENS TO OUST SPEAKER JOHNSON IF HE DOESN’T STEP DOWN OVER FOREIGN AID PLAN

Good was 1 of nan 8 Republicans who ousted ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Image)

"I'll conscionable constituent retired that the…two members who signed connected to that are members who were very captious of holding nan erstwhile speaker accountable," Good said. "And truthful I deliberation it's a speech for them connected what's different today, versus nan actions that they were captious of a twelvemonth ago."

He continued, "I would constituent retired that nan separator is truthful overmuch much constrictive that erstwhile they were saying a twelvemonth agone that, ‘Oh, they mightiness elected Democrat speaker,’ that was conscionable dishonesty…It’s a overmuch much precarious position to prosecute that now." 

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Meanwhile, Johnson put retired a connection Thursday day saying he had nary volition of supporting efforts to alteration nan mobility to vacate rule.

"Since nan opening of nan 118th Congress, nan House norm allowing a Motion to Vacate from a azygous personnel has harmed this agency and our House majority," he said. "Recently, galore members person encouraged maine to endorse a caller norm to raise this threshold. While I understand nan value of that idea, immoderate norm alteration requires a mostly of nan afloat House, which we do not have.

"We will proceed to govern nether nan existing rules."