House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday booted Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) from his position as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
“Mike Turner has robustly promoted the safety of the American people and the Free World, and his unjustified ouster is likely being applauded by our adversaries in Russia and China,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a statement. “Shameful.”
Johnson told reporters on Wednesday evening he had nothing against Turner and that the Ohio Republican had done a good job chairing the influential committee. In a statement, Johnson said Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) would replace Turner, whom he praised even as he took his gavel and kicked him off the committee.
