Thomas Massie Maintains Speaker Johnson Has a Short Shelf Life

There are few things in life that House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Republican detractors seem to enjoy more than complaining about House GOP leadership to the congressional press corps.

Representative Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) certainly fell into that category of camera-loving conservatives Tuesday afternoon when he waltzed down the steps of the U.S. Capitol steps after a 4 p.m. floor vote to take questions about his decision to co-sponsor Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R., Ga.) motion to vacate the chair.

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There are few things in life that House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Republican detractors seem to enjoy more than complaining about House GOP leadership to the congressional press corps.

Representative Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) certainly fell into that category of camera-loving conservatives Tuesday afternoon when he waltzed down the steps of the U.S. Capitol steps after a 4 p.m. floor vote to take questions about his decision to co-sponsor Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R., Ga.) motion to vacate the chair.