An ouster of House Speaker Mike Johnson is 'a matter of numbers' - but it's 'not a great idea,' Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., told Newsmax on Friday.
An ouster of House Speaker Mike Johnson is "a matter of numbers" — but it's "not a great idea," Rep. Tim Burchett , R-Tenn., told Newsmax on Friday.
"It's just a matter of numbers, really," Burchett said of a push by conservatives angry at Johnson for the compromise with Democrats on an aid package to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
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