House Speaker Mike Johnson is scrambling to maintain control as his Republican majority has effectively collapsed, with Democrats now outnumbering GOP votes on the House floor in a stunning reversal that threatens President Trump's entire legislative agenda.
The crisis deepened following the death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and the shocking resignation of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), leaving Johnson with virtually no cushion to pass conservative priorities. The situation became even more dire with additional GOP members sidelined due to personal emergencies.
Social media users are sounding the alarm about the precarious situation. One observer noted the devastating reality: "LaMalfa died, MTG resigned, Baird out recovering from an accident, Van Order out bc his wife had surgery. Johnson has NO cushion. On all 3 House votes last night More Dems voted than GOP."
"Could get interesting," the post warned, highlighting votes scheduled for 1:30 and 4:40 today.
The dysfunction reached a breaking point when the House voted to RENEW OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES in a massive blow to GOP leaders who have spent over a decade promising to repeal the disastrous healthcare law. This represents a complete betrayal of conservative principles and Trump's America First agenda.
Critics are pointing out the irony of the situation, with one political observer noting that "House GOP leaders' lives would be a lot easier if they had kept proxy voting in place," suggesting Republican leadership's own decisions contributed to this mess.
Johnson Defends Failed Leadership
At his weekly press conference, Speaker Johnson attempted damage control, strongly defending recent legislative moves and claiming Republicans are going to "take an important step in our efforts to restore the people's faith" in Congress. But how can Americans have faith when Democrats are effectively running the House?
This crisis threatens to derail President Trump's second-term agenda at the most critical moment. With Democrats now able to outvote Republicans on key issues, conservative priorities like border security funding, deportation operations, and reversing Biden-era policies could be in serious jeopardy.
The question every patriot should be asking: How did Republican leadership allow the party to lose effective control of the House they were elected to lead?