Friday began with House conservatives holding a press conference to trash the $1.2 trillion spending bill their leaders negotiated with Democrats, sparking some fears about its prospects.

It squeaked through — requiring 67% of the House, it ended up winning 68% — but a majority of Republicans voted against it.

It was just the first headache of the day for House Republicans as they adjourned for a two-week recess, offering a distillation of the infighting and disenchantment that continues to plague the party 15 months into its narrow majority. Things were about to get worse.

Moments later, far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., shocked her colleagues by filing a motion to overthrow Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., blasting his stewardship of the chamber and threatening renewed turmoil at the helm of her party.

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    fedilink
    98 months ago

    Nobody is on the fence about this. There are only open Trump supporters and those that won’t admit to it.

    • @MotoAsh
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      68 months ago

      They are only the openly fascist or the stupidly fascist. Either way they’re fascists.

    • @Eatspancakes84
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      18 months ago

      Absolutely not. Everyone who voted Biden in the previous election is persuadable.