Mike Johnson Faces Revolt from Within His Own Leadership Team

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?'"

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