Rep. Tom Cole says “the reservoir of goodwill is enormous” for House Speaker amid effort to oust him
Washington — Rep. Tom Cole, an Oklahoma Republican who leads the House Appropriations Committee, said Sunday that despite a growing threat to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, he’s “much stronger than people seem to think,” noting that “the reservoir of goodwill is enormous.”
“I actually think he’s, you know, empowered the center and marginalized the extremes on each side,” Cole said on “Face the Nation” on Sunday. “Now, is there some risk for that? Sure. But the point is, he’s gotten a lot done. I think people admire him. They genuinely like him.”
The Louisiana Republican has faced pushback in recent weeks for his handling of the government funding process, prompting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, to file a motion to vacate, threatening to bring up a vote for his ouster. That frustration was bolstered by his shepherding of a foreign aid package that the House approved on Saturday, which some conservatives also opposed. And though Greene has yet to commit to a timeline for bringing up a vote on Johnson’s removal, she’s gained some backers in recent days.
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