“With hardline Republicans grumbling about Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) recent budget deal, some moderates are already issuing a stern warning: Do not even think about attempting to oust him,” Semafor reports.
Said Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY): “If they try it, they are fucking idiots.”
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