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How outlets cover Johnson · Dec 9 – Dec 14, 2025

Reports Say Greene Is Weighing Effort to Remove Mike Johnson

Reports say Greene is exploring support for a bid to remove Johnson, which she denies. Left-leaning outlets stress disputes over his leadership; center coverage also includes her concerns about Republicans’ economic prospects.

Lead article · Chicago Tribune · CENTERSpeaker Mike Johnson scrambles to find a health care plan as Republicans remain divided
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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 56% good look
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
tl;drSUMMARY ACROSS OUTLETS

Reports say Marjorie Taylor Greene is exploring Republican support for a bid to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson before she leaves Congress; Greene denies the reported effort.

Left-leaning outlets situate the reported move amid complaints about Johnson’s leadership. Center outlets’ coverage of the effort includes Greene’s denial and her economic concerns, while other coverage here focuses on Johnson’s health-care proposals and expiring subsidies.

Outlets by lean

11 RATED · 2 UNRATED

Right-leaning readers are seeing less of this. No rated right-leaning outlet has covered this, while 5 left-leaning outlets have.

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THE FRAMEAVG CRED 59
“Leadership challenge amid GOP frustration”

Left-leaning outlets report Greene is sounding out Republicans about removing Johnson and place the effort amid complaints about his leadership.

6 LEFT ARTICLES
MS NOWDEC 11 · 6:08 PM ET
Marjorie Taylor Greene's farewell gift to Mike Johnson: a longshot plot to oust himJohnson is the Speaker Greene is reportedly considering trying to remove, amid Republican frustration with his leadership.CRED 75BAL 70 PORTRAYS JOHNSON: NEUTRAL
The New RepublicDEC 9 · 7:00 PM ET
Mike Johnson Finally Reveals GOP's Health Care Plan—and It's RoughJohnson presented Republicans' proposals and urged his caucus to choose a few to pursue.CRED 62BAL 30 PORTRAYS JOHNSON: CRITICALTHE NEW REPUBLIC · REPUBLISHED BY YAHOO NEWS
SalonDEC 14 · 9:00 AM ET
Mike Johnson's speakership is in troubleJohnson is confronting growing resistance within his caucus over his leadership and policy decisions.CRED 57BAL 25 PORTRAYS JOHNSON: CRITICAL

How outlets portrayed Johnson

Each article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read

Left: 0 favorable, 3 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 2 critical, 0 mixed, 4 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.

2 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. DEC 9: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0. DEC 10: Left 0, Center 1, Right 0. DEC 11: Left 3, Center 1, Right 0. DEC 12: Left 1, Center 4, Right 0. DEC 13: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. DEC 14: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0.

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