Rep. Blake Moore defended House Speaker Mike Johnson against criticism from a few Republicans ahead of the speaker vote on Friday. Moore argued that forcing Johnson out would be dishonest and highlighted the challenges Johnson faces leading the House with a Democratic Senate and a White House controlled by President-elect Trump. Moore, a rising star in the House Republican Conference, has emerged as a key ally to Johnson.
With the House meeting Friday to elect a speaker for the 119th Congress, Johnson has faced critical opposition from a handful of disgruntled Republicans, putting his chances of keeping his jobMoore, who works closely with Johnson through top leadership roles in the House, defended the speaker during an interview with the“To try and force him out, or more explicitly, force someone else in, would be nothing short of dishonest,” Moore said.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pictured from left are Reps. Blake Moore , Maria Salazar , Majority Leader Steve Scalise , and Majority Whip Tom Emmer . Although he has been in Congress for only a few years, Moore has clinched influential leadership positions in the lower chamber, serving as vice chairman of the House Republican Conference and the co-chairman of athat is working in tandem with President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. He also holds roles on the powerful House Ways and Means and Budget committees.
Moore has emerged as a critical ally to Johnson at a time when the speaker has faced intense criticism from a few lawmakers on his own side of the aisle. Reps. Thomas Massie and Victoria Spartz are the two House Republicans who have voiced the loudest displeasure over Johnson’s role in passing recent government spending legislation, threatening to vote against him Friday even after Trump endorsed the speaker.in December 2024.
“To not give him the opportunity to work with a favorable Senate majority leader and White House would be appalling and entirely dishonest,” the
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