It appears to be on the table:
Rep. Don Bacon on Sunday warned that “it’s possible” that Speaker Mike Johnson could face a vote to oust him if he moves to pass Ukraine aid in the House.
“I’m not going to deny it,” Bacon, R-Neb., said when asked by moderator Kristen Welker on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” whether it’s possible Johnson could lose his speakership over Ukraine aid.
“We have one or two people that are not team players. They’d rather enjoy the limelight, the social media,” Bacon added, though he did not name any members.
“It’s a very narrow majority, and one or two people can make us a minority,” he said.
Bacon favors some support for Ukraine and highlighted his partnership with Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine, Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Ed Case, D-Hawaii, on a Ukraine aid bill.
“We put a bill together that focuses on military aid — a $66 billion bill that provides military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan,” Bacon told Welker, calling for a “bicameral, bipartisan solution.”
“If we do this bill, and I think we will, there’s enough support in the House to get this done. And I want to make sure that we have support in the Senate,” Bacon said.
Should the Democrats bail out the Republicans in the name of preventing dysfunction? I don’t think so. We’re in an election year! Let the Republicans stew in their own toxic mess. But I won’t be surprised to see the so-called “frontline” Dems in swing districts decide it’s in their best interest to show themselves as “moderates.” Maybe they’re right. But it’s going to leave a bad taste in the Democratic base’s mouth if they do it and it will make no difference in the long run. Johnson isn’t going to remain as speaker or minority leader. Marge Greene will exert her will sooner rather than later.
The good news (maybe) is that they may get the Ukraine funding done. At least I hope so. It’s dire.