Johnson faces uphill climb to win back GOP rebels before November; here's what they want

Conservative critics of Speaker Mike Johnson’s activity are informing that he has an uphill climb to winning backmost their support successful clip for House Republicans’ activity elections astatine nan extremity of this year.

"He's gonna person a reliable clip based connected past history, because I would taxable he's grounded connected conscionable astir everything different than initiating [the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas] impeachment effort," House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., told Fox News Digital.

Johnson was elected speaker successful October successful a powerfully unanimous House GOP vote, pinch Republicans quiet for unity aft 3 weeks of turmoil pursuing ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.

The Louisiana Republican now finds himself successful a akin business to his predecessor, pinch a mini but vocal group of lawmakers connected his correct flank calling for his contiguous removal, done a process known arsenic mobility to vacate, for moving on bipartisan lines connected critical legislation. The push is being made by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.; Thomas Massie, R-Ky.; and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.

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House Freedom Caucus members for illustration Chip Roy, left, and Bob Good, right, and their friends are signaling that Speaker Johnson, center, will person to activity difficult to get their support successful nan adjacent activity election. (Getty Images)

The immense mostly of House Republicans person refused to return up that conflict again, but Republicans angry complete what they spot arsenic Johnson’s nonaccomplishment to present connected blimpish priorities for illustration separator information and cutting national spending awesome he has miles of crushed to retrieve earlier they backmost him a 2nd time.

"Whoever wants to beryllium successful immoderate activity position for nan Republican House of Representatives should we beryllium blessed to beryllium fixed nan mostly again, which is going to return a c--- ton of difficult activity betwixt now and November, is going to person to show not only nan argumentation guidance they want to, but nan way grounds and willingness to guidelines up and conflict for it. And, truthful far, we person not delivered what we request to deliver," said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas.

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Good was 1 of 8 House Republicans who voted pinch Democrats to oust McCarthy past year. He distanced himself from calls to instantly region Johnson past week, citing nan overmuch slimmer House mostly Johnson is operating with. But Good suggested he wanted to spot caller activity races successful November aft nan election.

He told Fox News Digital Monday his support for Johnson would hinge connected his handling of fiscal twelvemonth 2025 appropriations, nan deadline for which is Sept. 30.

"He could genuinely conflict for Republican argumentation initiatives. He could genuinely conflict to trim our spending. He could conflict to guarantee that we do not money nan authorities unless it reflects Republican priorities," Good said. "He has benignant of 1 much large ace astatine nan bat. I dream he'll return that opportunity."

Johnson and Congressional appropriators are headed into that conflict pinch their hands comparatively tied by nan Fiscal Responsibility Act, nan woody to raise nan indebtedness limit struck by McCarthy and President Biden past year, which besides group definite position connected shaping fiscal twelvemonth 2025 backing priorities.

Johnson took complete aft House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, pictured, was ousted. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Image)

A spokesperson for Johnson told Fox News Digital, "Speaker Johnson is committed to governing – not his governmental ambitions. He will proceed to beforehand blimpish priorities and show really we’ll turn our mostly successful November."

Party activity races are usually held down closed doors successful nan weeks aft an election. If Republicans support nan House, Johnson would traditionally only request a mostly ballot location to past prevail arsenic speaker connected nan House floor, pinch chap Republicans expected to get successful statement moreover if they didn’t support him initially.

But the 15 rounds McCarthy went done past year, many times blocked by GOP dissent, show that Johnson whitethorn request to guarantee unanimous support down closed doors moreover if he manages to support Republicans successful power.

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"Moving forward, I would inquire Mike Johnson if being speaker is thing he wants to continue. If he is, I would person an each inclusive database of issues wherever he would agree/not work together to really make hap arsenic speaker BEFORE I would commit," Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said via matter message.

Norman and Good were 2 of nan original McCarthy holdouts

Rep. Ralph Norman said he would request definite guarantees from Johnson to support him. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

"Based connected his past performance, I uncertainty he would work together to return nan difficult speech stance that I would request to see. However, owed to my respect that I person for Mike arsenic a person, I would commencement pinch nan questions arsenic listed," Norman said.

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Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., who voted to oust McCarthy successful October, said he was "open to discussion" astir supporting Johnson, but he needed to spot "a clear scheme for fiscal responsibility" and separator security.

Roy, however, was little optimistic House Republicans would spot wins successful nan end-of-year spending fight. 

"There will not be, successful my opinion, nether this leadership, and successful this environment, astatine this time, nan expertise to move aliases ration bills earlier Election Day that are going to thrust nan argumentation that needs to beryllium driven," nan Texas Republican said.

Johnson's agency did not respond to a petition for comment.