Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Thursday made clear who he thinks is pulling the strings in the House of Representatives: President-elect Donald Trump. Schiff made the comments in response to House Speaker Mike Johnson ousting Rep.
As Intelligence Committee chair, Turner vocally supported helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia, repeatedly urging the Biden administration to hasten aid. His position was at odds with others in the Trump wing of the party, such as Vice President-elect JD Vance, who tried to block aid and argued the war was unwinnable.
Mike Turner (R-Ohio) — a defense hawk and more traditional national ... of the Trump impeachment and feuding between former chairs Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who used the panel as a forum to battle over the investigation into ...
The House speaker has reportedly bowed to Donald Trump in deciding to remove Mike Turner from his committee leadership spot.
CBS’ “Face the Nation" — Vice President JD Vance; Reps. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, and Jason Crow, D-Colo. “Fox News Sunday” — Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
That statement was released Wednesday by Rep. Jim Himes a few hours after Speaker Mike Johnson ousted Turner as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Himes is a Democrat, representing a D+13 district in indigo-blue Connecticut. Turner is a Republican who hails from blood-red Ohio.