Mike Johnson Faces MAGA Fury – By Natalie Venegas (Newsweek) / Nov 11, 2023
Newly-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing fierce backlash from Make America Great Again (MAGA) supporters online after he indicated there is insufficient evidence to move forward with formal impeachment proceedings into President Joe Biden.
The Republican Party has been at the center of chaos since the ousting of Kevin McCarthy as House speaker in a historic 216-210 vote on October 3 when Representative Matt Gaetz spearheaded an effort to remove him. Following Representative Jim Jordan’s failed bid for the speakership, Johnson was elected to the position. This comes after then-speaker McCarthy announced in September that House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer would lead the impeachment inquiry against Biden over his family’s business dealings.
Since September, momentum behind the effort has waned as House Republicans have not put forth any direct evidence that Biden profited from his son Hunter Biden’s work despite Comer’s announcement into the president receiving a $200,000 loan repayment from his brother, which spurred mockery online about the validity of the claim.
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