Facing a possible motion to vacate his high-ranking position in the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) shouldn't expect Donald Trump to ride to his rescue according to Trump World insiders.
On Saturday, Johnson took the lead in getting a massive aid bill passed that provides billions for embattled Ukraine which has infuriated far-right members of his caucus, thus putting his leadership position in jeopardy.
Following the passage of the bill that 112 Republicans opposed in the final vote, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was quick to tell the assembled press that the vote was "b------t" and label Johnson a "lame duck."
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With the clock ticking on how soon Greene and her allies will move for an ouster, the Daily Beast is reporting that Trump may stay out of it on the advice of some of his closest advisers and instead concentrate on his own legal problems — of which there are many
According to the Beast's Reese Gorman, "Johnson, who’s long been a loyal Trump soldier, needs his help now more than ever. But there’s a brutal truth for Johnson that’s becoming increasingly clear: Trump isn’t coming to his rescue," adding, "Another Trump source was just as clear: the former president isn’t going to lift another finger."
One unnamed Trump insider explained, "There were a few of us that were still going to bat for him and defending him. I don’t know a single person that will defend him after this complete and stunning surrender. We’re obviously not going to get everything we want with a slim majority in the House. But there’s not a single thing he can point to in these bills that resembles a Republican win. He got nothing. He got rolled.”
Another added that further Trump support does not appear to be in the cards.
“Johnson has already gotten everything he should expect to get from Trump,” they remarked. “It’s not Trump’s job to save his ass because he can’t manage his caucus.”
The Beast's Gorman added, "While it’s always possible Trump changes his mind and more aggressively tries to help Johnson, few in Trump’s orbit seem inclined to nudge the former president to bail him out—particularly when Trump is facing his own problems with the start of his criminal trial."
The writing might already be on the wall as former Trump adviser Steve Bannon proclaimed, "Johnson is [a] dead man walking.”
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