Speaker Johnson is asking Republicans to stop going after incumbents as the party looks to mend recent divisions, according to a report. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
"So I’m telling everyone who’s doing that to knock it off," Johnson told the outlet, referring to challenging incumbents within the GOP. "And both sides, they’ll say, ‘Well, we didn’t start it, they started it.’"
Johnson took the speaker's gavel late last year after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from office in a historic move that left Republicans deeply divided and mired in dysfunction.
Johnson told Fox News Digital last week that he aims to stay at the head of the House Republicans next year. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
"I have not given a lot of thought about the next Congress, because I'm so busy with my responsibility right now," Johnson said. "My intention is to stay as speaker, stay in leadership, because we're laying a lot of important groundwork right now for the big work that we'll be doing."
Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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