Jeffries Suggests Democrats Could Save Johnson’s Speakership

However, the House minority leader said this is an ‘observation’ not a ‘declaration,’ as there would need to be a conversation before deciding how to proceed.

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks to the press after meeting with President Joe Biden and other congressional leaders at the White House in Washington on Feb. 27, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested on April 11 that Democrats would come to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) rescue were there to be a motion to strip him of the gavel.

“If the speaker were to do the right thing and allow the House to work its will with an up or down vote on the national security bill, then I believe there are a reasonable number of Democrats who would not want to see the speaker fall as a result of doing the right thing,” he told reporters.