These 5 GOP factions have put a target on Mike Johnson's back: report

Tension between the GOP's warring factions in Congress seems to have only gotten worse since Mike Johnson took over the role of House Speaker, with Politico on Monday highlighting five separate factions that have put a target on his back.

Those groups include people such as Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Warren Davidson (R-OH), who have both threatened to move to oust Johnson if he grants a floor vote on Ukraine aid.

Conservative Republicans like Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ), Dan Bishop (NC) and Tim Burchett (TN) have also spoken out against him, particularly for being too pally with the Democrats and not pushing the right-wing agenda more firmly.

More centrist Republicans have been pushing Johnson for more Ukraine aid, namely Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE), who are currently working with Democrats to link military funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to border security, Politico reported.

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Another faction that has lined up against Johnson are diehard supporters of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, one of whom is Patrick McHenry (R-NC), who says Johnson is catering too much to his right flank. Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) is also another McCarthy supporter who is critical of Johnson.

And Politico called the fifth group of Johnson opponents the "rules committee rebels," which include Chip Roy (R-TX) and Ralph Norman (R-SC). McCarthy gave the right-wingers seats on the committee, and Johnson inherited them. They have a lot of power to block bills from getting to the floor, and they're targeting much of Johnson's agenda that they don't like.

"It’s a dynamic that has led Johnson to surpass the panel on critical legislation like funding the government and a tax deal, bringing bills straight to the floor under another process that requires a two-thirds threshold. That means he has to rely heavily on Democratic support, a tendency deeply disliked by conservatives," Politico's report stated.

Johnson's predecessor McCarthy seemed to have sympathy for the new speaker.

“It is a tough job. He’s doing well,” he told Politico. “I think you get better every day at it.”