Epstein Files Fallout: The Congressional Revolt Trump Didn’t See Coming

How did the Epstein files vote spark an all-out revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson from the very women in his own party?

On this explosive episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, New York Times Congressional correspondent Annie Karni pulls back the curtain on the growing Republican fury at Mike Johnson – from Elise Stefanik calling him a habitual liar, Nancy Mace fuming over his treatment of women, and Marjorie Taylor Greene labeling him weak, to a broader meltdown over leadership, redistricting, and Trump’s shadow presidency. The two veteran reporters dig into Johnson’s old podcast comments on “waffle vs spaghetti” brains, why GOP women feel he doesn’t listen to them, the real threat of mid-term retirements, and whether anyone (Tom Emmer?) could actually replace him before the majority vanishes.

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Epstein Files Fallout: The Congressional Revolt Trump Didn’t See Coming

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