'He's just mad': GOP leader pressures Mike Johnson as speaker faces 'brutal' day

A member of the House Republican leadership team is growing impatient with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for not wrapping up negotiations within his own caucus on the massive budget bill awaiting Donald Trump's signature.

According to a report from Politico's Mia McCarthy, the leadership had to work late in the night –– in conjunction with Trump –– to get members to fall in line on three crypto bills headed for a vote on Thursday.

That is being done under pressure from Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-OK) who is reportedly "irate" that Johnson may not wrap up more negotiations before the weekend for a final vote.

According to McCarthy, "The crypto crash-out now leaves the House with a lot to do in very little time: The three crypto bills, the Defense appropriations bill and a rescissions package were all scheduled to get a vote this week," adding that one insider claimed Cole, "... is just mad — I don’t blame him."

The report adds there is a "... lot to cram into less than two days, especially with the rescissions deadline looming Friday night. If they get too close to the deadline, it’s possible Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — fresh off of an eight-hour 'magic minute' speech two weeks ago — could try to blow past it."

For Cole, the big sticking point has been getting the Defense appropriations bill and the rescissions package scheduled for a vote this week, when some members wanted to kick the can on the defense portion into next week.

You can read more here in the article: Brutal day ahead for Mike Johnson.