McConnell Expresses Relief Over Expected Defeat of Bid to Oust Speaker Johnson by Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord – US Politics News

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) expressed relief over the upcoming attempt to strip House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of the gavel as it is expected to fail.
“I’m relieved, as I think all of America is, that the chaos in the House will be discontinued,” Mr. McConnell told reporters on May 1.
“I think it’s a benefit to our country, a benefit to the House, a benefit to the reputation of Congress,” added Mr. McConnell, who is not running for re-election to be Senate GOP leader.
Mr. McConnell’s comments come hours after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (D-Ga.) announced she will move forward next week with her motion to vacate—which is expected to fail as Democrats are set to join most Republicans in tabling the motion….