Elise Stefanik Attacks Mike Johnson’s Leadership

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), a prominent ally of President Trump, criticized Speaker Mike Johnson, calling him an ineffective leader who is losing control over the GOP conference headed into the midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Said Stefanik: “He certainly wouldn’t have the votes to be speaker if there was a roll-call vote tomorrow. I believe that the majority of Republicans would vote for new leadership. It’s that widespread.”

She added: “Whereas Kevin McCarthy was a political animal, Mike Johnson is a political novice and boy does it show, with the House Republicans underperforming for the first time in the Trump era.”