Chip Roy refuses to rule out ousting Speaker Mike Johnson

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House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) didn’t rule out the possibility of removing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from the position during an interview on Monday.

When CNN host Kaitlan Collins pressed the congressman on whether he would consider supporting a motion to vacate Johnson, which was the fate suffered by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Roy said, “Again, that’s not the road I prefer.”

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