GOP lawmakers say MTG’s push to oust Johnson falling flat among voters

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Members of nan ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus and their friends are signaling that nan push by immoderate GOP rebels to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is not gaining traction wrong nan Republican base.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has for weeks insisted that nan GOP elector guidelines is infuriated pinch Johnson and is down her push for his removal. 

But her resolution, known arsenic a mobility to vacate, has sat untouched for astir 40 days. And aft a week-long recess, moreover Johnson's blimpish critics returned to Washington connected Monday saying they heard small to nary from their constituents astir nan matter.

"I deliberation nan GOP guidelines wants Republicans to unrecorded up to what they ran on," Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital. "Look, if you could spell down any thoroughfare successful America and say, 'What's your apical 10 priorities?' Would [motion to vacate] travel up? No. Will what they're paying? Yes."

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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mike Johnson divided image

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, left, is pushing to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, right. (Getty Images)

Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., conceded that each lawmakers had to reply to their individual districts, but erstwhile speaking for his own, said voters were acold much concerned astir nan separator than astir House GOP statement politics.

"You’ve sewage terrorists connected known watch-lists coming from nan north and southbound borders. And meanwhile, we're talking astir soul squabbling," Mills said. "I'm sorry, but like, my constituents are little concerned astir who's sitting arsenic speaker correct now and are much concerned astir securing nan separator and being capable to spend really to live."

Another blimpish Freedom Caucus ally, Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, likewise said he heard small from Republicans successful his Texas territory connected nan mobility to vacate.

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"I don't deliberation nan mean citizen…is concerned astir who nan Speaker of nan House is. They're concerned astir what I'm doing, and they're concerned astir nan federation arsenic a whole, but nan speaker doesn't effect them time to day," Self said. "There are group who are very energized astir it, don't get maine wrong, but nan bulk are not."

One GOP lawmaker granted anonymity to speak freely said their constituents outright rejected Greene's effort erstwhile they said pinch them backmost home. 

Rep. Ralph Norman

House Freedom Caucus personnel Rep. Ralph Norman said he did not judge Republican voters were concerned astir intraparty House GOP politics. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

"Nobody is pushing it isolated from [Greene]," nan GOP lawmaker said. "At home, nary 1 wants it."

House Freedom Caucus personnel Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., suggested that toppling Johnson could lead to a worse consequence for nan GOP successful nan end.

"I deliberation what nan guidelines wants is conscionable nan opportunity for nan things that we each judge successful to commencement coming to fruition. That's what nan guidelines cares about," he said. "When you person nan constitution of our convention for illustration we do, I don't cognize really we travel retired of a mobility to vacate pinch a much blimpish solution."

Greene revenge her solution successful precocious March successful protestation of Johnson's bipartisan activity connected authorities spending and overseas aid. 

Her solution earned 2 co-sponsors successful Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., aft nan House passed a $61 cardinal assistance package for Ukraine earlier this month, but for nan astir part, it has fallen level wrong nan GOP.

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Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is besides pushing to oust Johnson (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Even Johnson's critics successful nan ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus person distanced themselves from nan push to oust Johnson, signaling small appetite for nan 3 weeks of chaos that followed nan ouster of erstwhile House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., past fall.

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Greene told Steve Bannon connected his "War Room" podcast past week that Johnson "betrayed" Republican voters and suggested they were arsenic angry – if not angrier – than erstwhile erstwhile President Trump mislaid re-election.

"This is different," she said. "They’re angry connected a full different level. And here’s what really worries me. They’re done pinch Republican activity for illustration Mike Johnson, who wholly sold america retired to nan Democrats."

Trump said retired successful support of Johnson past week.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Greene's agency for comment.

Elizabeth Elkind is simply a authorities newsman for Fox News Digital starring sum of nan House of Representatives. Previous integer bylines seen astatine Daily Mail and CBS News.

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