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Republican Civil War: Battle Lines Drawn as Conservatives Clash with Uniparty Establishment over Speaker Johnson

Glenn Gilmour, 5/14/2024The conservative movement stands at a crossroads, torn between the fiery passion of true believers like Greene and Massie, and the feckless capitulation of establishment puppets like Speaker Mike Johnson. As battle lines harden in this civil war for the GOP's soul, only one question remains - will the flames of Trump's revolution be extinguished, or will conservatives reclaim their party from the clutches of the radical Uniparty?
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The Republican civil war has reached a fever pitch, with battle lines drawn between the conservatives fighting to uphold traditional values and the establishment "Uniparty" hellbent on railroading President Trump and pushing their radical left-wing agenda.

At the center of this clash stands House Speaker Mike Johnson - a man who was supposed to champion conservative principles after the ouster of RINO Kevin McCarthy, but has instead morphed into a spineless puppet for the Democrats. "The Uniparty has spoken, and Mike Johnson is their speaker," declared Rep. Thomas Massie, one of the brave patriots leading the charge to remove Johnson from his ill-gotten position of power.

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The failed effort to vacate Johnson as Speaker, which garnered a paltry 43 votes in the face of a 359-vote tidal wave of establishment support, laid bare the deep fractures within the Republican ranks. Conservatives like Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, and Andy Biggs bravely raised their voices against Johnson's capitulation - only to be shouted down by the very Democrats they had hoped Johnson would resist.

"We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed," sneered the Democrat leadership trio of Jeffries, Clark, and Aguilar, openly admitting their intent to prop up the feckless Johnson. Even as he betrays conservative values by funding the left's agenda and Ukraine's bottomless money pit, Democrat overlords ensure Johnson's reign continues unabated.

The greatest insult, however, comes from none other than President Trump himself - the man whose America First policies Johnson and the GOP once championed. In a shocking reversal, Trump has thrown his weight behind the embattled Speaker, pleading for "unity" and endorsing the motion to preserve Johnson's rule. "Mike Johnson is a good man who is trying very hard," Trump proclaimed, seemingly blind to Johnson's repeated deference to the radical left.

While Trump's stance has drawn ire from stalwart allies like Greene and Massie - who brand Johnson a "Uniparty Speaker" beholden to Democrat masters - the former President remains undeterred. He has even joined Johnson in New York to show solidarity amidst the sham "hush money" prosecution, surrounding himself with a coterie of potential running mates like Vivek Ramaswamy and Doug Burgum.

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As this drama unfolds, the American people watch in disbelief - forced to choose between a Republican party increasingly beholden to establishment forces, and the fading echoes of Trump's once-mighty conservative revolution. The battle rages on, with Johnson's future hanging in the balance and the soul of the GOP slowly slipping away. It remains to be seen whether true conservatives will ultimately prevail, or if the Uniparty will succeed in extinguishing the last flames of the MAGA movement's fire.

"Will the 'accidental' Speaker win in next Congress? Conservatives should ask themselves: Do you want a speaker who passes majority Democrats bills despised by a majority of GOP? If that's winning, it's hard to imagine how losing could be any worse," thundered Sen. Rand Paul, his words a sobering indictment of Johnson's feckless leadership and the Republican embrace of Democrat rule.