Lawmakers Who Ousted McCarthy Say Speaker Johnson’s Safe

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), the lawmaker most responsible for Mr. McCarthy’s removal, said he doesn’t want to see Mr. Johnson go.

Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) participates in a discussion at the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Va., on March 13, 2024. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Several of the eight Republicans who voted to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) say that House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) job is safe.

On the surface, there are striking resemblances between the results of the leadership of the two men.