“Speaker Mike Johnson signing off on a defense bill that was scrubbed of hardliners’ top ideological priorities has him taking heat from House Freedom Caucus members,” The Messenger reports.
Said Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA): “I’m still with Mike all the way, but this was a bit of an ass whooping.”
Said Rep.
Eric Burlison (R-MO): “We hold the House, yet we’re not accomplishing anything. I mean, the most that we’ve actually accomplished this year is kicking out George Santos… I’ve not given up hope on him. But right now, it looks pretty bleak.”Said Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN): “I think he’s running out of political capital on these issues.”