'Morale has never been lower': Republican privately warns Johnson his grip 'slipping away'
A Republican lawmaker has privately told House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that he is losing his power within the party.
GOP leaders are secretly angry with Johnson over his handling of the economic concerns and rising health care premiums, The Daily Beast reported Friday.
The lawmaker, whose name was not released, apparently told Johnson his grip was "slipping away” and that frustration among members of the Republican caucus have begun "boiling over," according to CNN.
“Morale has never been lower,” the lawmaker told the House speaker.
Johnson reportedly has little support left within the party, Democrats and even President Donald Trump.
"His job is safe, for now, since House Republicans have no appetite for a nasty battle to replace the Louisiana Republican with their slim majority. But whether he can remain the leader of his conference after the midterms is not yet certain and very well could rest on whether Trump wants to keep him," CNN reported Friday.
Republicans have criticized the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the president's dropping approval rating and voters' disenchantment with the party, which has been reflected in elections last month and this week in Tennessee, where a Republican in a deep-red district won only by single-digits.
Johnson has said that Republicans are working on a health care plan and promised to reveal it next week.
However, many Republicans still don't know what that plan will be. Some are worried time could be running out.
"They also worry that it’s too late to pass legislation by the end of the year, and unless the plan includes some version of extending the enhanced subsidies—which is seen as unlikely—millions of Americans could be priced out of their healthcare plans," The Beast reported.