Turner — an advocate for Ukraine funding who has at times been criticized by Republican skeptics of Ukraine in the House — reportedly told CBS News that the speaker cited “concerns from Mar-a-Lago,” Trump’s primary residence in Florida, as the justification for his removal as chair.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Donald Trump wasn't involved in the decision to oust the chair. There's reason to believe otherwise.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declined to reappoint Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, removing an influential internationalist from a key national security post.
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton has been ousted from his position as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, according to to several national media reports.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not make Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the 119th Congress, a source familiar with the decision confirmed to The Hill.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has decided to remove Rep. Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio) as chair of the House Permanent Select Committee ... that the United States’ foreign adversaries ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson removed Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner who had been a strong defender of NATO and aid for Ukraine in defending itself against Russia.
Turner was first appointed as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in January 2023 after first joining as a member of the panel in 2015.
Dayton, has been ousted from his position as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Speaker Mike Johnson is remaking the House Intelligence Committee in President-elect Donald Trump’s image, a shakeup with immense implications as the president-elect returns to power.
The move comes after House conservative hardliners pushed Johnson to remove Turner over his firm support for Ukraine and other national security stances. He has also been criticized for his handling of a House surveillance bill.