McConnell Expresses Relief Over Expected Defeat of Bid to Oust Speaker Johnson

‘I’m relieved, as I think all of America is, that the chaos in the House will be discontinued,’ McConnell tells reporters.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks to reporters after a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 24, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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.