JUST IN: GOP Reps. Explode On Mike Johnson For ‘Bipartisan’ Bill Extending Biden Agenda

A mutiny is beginning to foment against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after he angered conservatives by endorsing a bipartisan bill extending government funding into the new year that has been lambasted as a “cramnibus” stuffed with surplus spending.

“Nope” was the one-word refrainer of the day by Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) and colleagues who panned Johnson’s continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown and extend federal funding an additional three months, at which time President-elect Donald Trump and Republican majorities in the House and Senate may tee up a longer-term, more fiscally conservative outlook for the coming year. However, getting there should not require crossing a bridge laden with pork, pet projects, and everything antithetical to the nascent Department of Government Efficiency, some said.

(POLL: Should Pelosi Be Banned From Trading Stocks?)

“Many of the loudest, self-proclaimed ‘@DOGE Heroes’ in Congress will vote for the CR—even though it flies in the face of everything @DOGE is trying to fix & perpetuates the very problems Republicans railed against while campaigning this year,” Sen. Mike Lee, (R-UT), stated in a post on X. “Then they’ll say “@DOGE will fix it!”

Trump has tapped Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to share leadership at DOGE, where they have been tasked with slashing fat from the federal government in a myriad of ways. “Pay attention to the members of Congress who have been all in for @DOGE for media attention but will vote for the short-term omnibus. They are the Swamp,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said when knocking on Johnson’s bill.

Florida Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) quipped randily that conservative Republicans “should start an OnlyFans account considering how often we get screwed… The CR is a bad deal.” She was joined by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), who laded his criticism with holiday jeer. “‘Twas three days before the gov’t shutdown And I’m at my desk On page 54 of this 1,547 page mess. The CR is garbage Chocked full of carnage. I’ll be a hard no, I won’t stoop that low,” he tweeted, according to Fox News. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) referred to the bill as a “Christmas Cramnibus” while Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called it a “Christmas CR lump of coal.”

Johnson wields a slim four-vote majority in the House, one that will shrink to just a single-vote lead in next year’s Congress. Without support from conservatives, he would be forced to deal with Democrats to secure passage of CR, virtually guaranteeing that the minority party will be able to extract concessions as they did with a similar bill earlier this year.  In response to the criticism, allies of Johnson proffered their own defenses of the bill. Tom Cole (R-OK), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, cited disaster relief spending as a critical investment for states still reeling from this year’s hurricane season.

“While a continuing resolution is not ideal, this strategy ensures President Trump has a voice in shaping the final FY25 bills. Importantly, it averts a costly government shutdown that would only serve to handcuff the start of his new administration,” Cole noted, according to the press release. “At the same time, we cannot ignore the devastation caused by natural disasters across the nation,” he noted. “This bill provides crucial relief for Americans recovering from these disasters, including those in my home state of Oklahoma, and also generates economic benefits for the nation. We have a responsibility to help our fellow citizens rebuild and restore, and this legislation demonstrates shared resilience and unity in the face of tragedy.”

Elon Musk flexed his muscle online, urging his supporters to lobby Johnson to kill the bill. “This bill should not pass,” he declared in a post on X.

(FREE REPORT: Take Advantage Of Trump’s New “IRS Loophole” ASAP)