House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries continued to dodge on whether House Democrats would be willing to help save Speaker Mike Johnson from a potential ouster led by members of his own party.
"We're working right now to get the national security legislation over the finish line. Once that's completed, we'll take up any other matters," the New York Democrat said when asked by CNN's Manu Raju whether it would be worth saving Johnson due to his actions to advance foreign aid bills despite pushback from right-wing Republicans.
Asked for his message to his caucus ahead of Saturday's votes on foreign aid, Jeffries said, "Let's get this done for the good of the American people."
Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman also would not say Saturday whether he would be willing to offer a vote to save Johnson.
"We'll have to see if they actually do it. ... Again, it would cause more chaos and disorder in this institution," he told reporters. "We saw in October that there is no easy fix, and that's because the problem is not the speaker; the problem is the party."
Pressed on whether Johnson's role in advancing foreign aid bills would make Goldman more willing to save him, the New York Democrat said, "Everyone on our side recognizes that in the face of significant opposition and threats from extortionists on the extreme MAGA wing of his party that he has stood up to do the right thing because he recognizes that Congress and the House must govern."
Rep. Richie Neal, a Democrat from Massachusetts, told reporters it was "premature" to answer whether he'd save Johnson.