Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York managed to secure a legislative win Wednesday after publicly insulting House Speaker Mike Johnson as a “political novice” and claiming he did not have enough support among Republican lawmakers to remain as leader.
Stefanik, a close ally of President Donald Trump, had picked the fight with Johnson a day earlier, accusing him of lying, questioning his leadership, asserting he was not close with Trump and threatening to withhold her much-needed support on a defense spending bill.
