Mike Johnson Faces Revolt from Within His Own Leadership Team

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Source: Newsweek

Published Dec 02, 2025 at 11:38 AM EST updated Dec 02, 2025 at 12:38 PM EST


Representative Elise Stefanik, a New York lawmaker who serves as chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, blasted House Speaker Mike Johnson, accusing him of siding with a prominent critic of President Donald Trump against legislation she is pushing.

Stefanik, a top Trump ally who is running for governor in New York, has been trying to pass legislation in response to the FBI’s investigation into the GOP president's 2016 campaign and Russia. With Republican control of the House and Senate, she thought this was an opportunity to push this forward, but she is accusing Johnson of standing in the way.

"I just walked out of a briefing on this issue this morning CONFIRMING everything I posted yesterday. That yes, in fact, the Speaker is blocking my provision to root out the illegal weaponization that led to Crossfire Hurricane, Arctic Frost, and more. He is siding with Jamie Raskin against Trump Republicans to block this provision to protect the deep state. This is an easy one. This bill is DOA unless this provision gets added in as it was passed out of committee," Stefanik wrote on X Tuesday morning.

Johnson, during a Tuesday press conference, responded to a question about Stefanik's rebuke, saying "all" of her accusations are "false." "I don't know exactly why Elise won't just call me. I texted her yesterday. She's upset one of her provisions is not being made, I think, into the NDAA. I explained to her in a text message, as soon as I heard this, yesterday…I said, 'What are you talking about? this hasn't even made it to my level?'"

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson-revolt-elise-stefanik-trump-11142975

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[BOSSHOG]

1. A "Leadership team" amongst republicans

I’m enjoying perusing DU today more then usual.

[eppur_se_muova]

8. I was just about to point out -- OP needs quotes around that word. nt

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. Same

[vapor2]

2. Pure karma

[Traildogbob]

3. Hate then both

But to watch Elise slap the smirk off his mug would be the most satisfying image, the likes of which the world has never seen. Little bitch, Mikie not her.

[LilyBelle]

4. It should say..

Mike Johnson Faces Revolt from Within His Own Rats Fleeing Sinking Ship

[PatSeg]

5. It looks like she is just trying to get media attention

After all she IS running for governor and needs all the help she can get.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Yeah

she has pretty much been declared DOA in NY, so she's trying to dig out of that grave to "appear to be" some kind of "leader".

[Cha]

19. Stefanik is So Full of Shit even

thinking she should run.

That's all New York wants.. Traitor's adjacent Shit Show.

[PatSeg]

23. She truly has very poor political instincts

Her support of Donald Trump is already a disqualifier in a state like New York.

[Cha]

27. Yeah, they're just there to throw

Psycho Neo Nazi Propaganda around.

[PatSeg]

22. And she's not coming across as a leader

in any respect. She is political opportunist who happens to also be very unlikable. She should rethink her career choices.

[FakeNoose]

7. Didn't we all see this coming? It's hard to believe he lasted almost a year.

[Paladin]

9. Way past time for Johnson to catch some shit for his trump-pimping. (nt)

[Cha]

17. Please don't leave out Stefanik..

They're both Cockroaches on Humanity.

[MustLoveBeagles]

11. Republicans in dissary

[hoosierspud]

12. And Little Mikie claims not to know what's going on.

He needs some new material or a competent staff to keep him informed

[Warpy]

13. Worst. Speaker.ever.

His way of doing his job was to call recess after recess and when that stopped working, shut the government down, pick up his marbles, and go crying home to Mommy..for weeks. His idea of being Speaker was to rubber stamp that horrendous bill the west coast tech billionaires wanted and then cower in the shadows.

[mgardener]

14. That's rich

Trump lickspittle, Elise Stefanik never met a lie she couldn't tell or support.
She has lied repeatedly to her constituents in NY 21 for years.

She supports all of Trump's lies.

She is a a slimy, self-serving, opportunist.

[Grins]

15. Mike! You should yank all the funds you are giving her campaign!!

Really fuck her…..

[Cha]

16. Oh Crap.. Johnson VS Stefanik...

.. They're both cockroaches on humanity.

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18. WTF is "crossfire hurricane " and "arctic frost"?

Some sort of conspiracy theory BS?

[NNadir]

20. A bunch of loons. n/t

[Blackjackdavey]

21. What a maroon

I love this. Elise almost got it right. Announce she's running for governor immediately attack Johnson, curry favor with New Yorkers. Okay. That could win some points later on. But attack Johnson on behalf of Trump in favor of a ridiculous conspiracy theory that isn't even a current outrage? Totally competent campaigning. There's definitely a decisive of number of constituents yearning for closure on that issue.

[LudwigPastorius]

24. It's not really a revolt.

It's just two Trump-suckers competing over who applies the best wet, sloppy kisses to Trump's fat, pasty ass.

As they say in the mob, "It's just business...nothing personal".

[JT45242]

25. The speaker realizes that testimony under oath will show the felon is a known Russian operatove

And that at least half of the Republican Congress critters are either kompromat involved, useful idiots, or active collaborators.

[usonian]

26. Republicans are revolting!

Yes, aren't they.