House Speaker Mike Johnson faced backlash after suggesting that there should be "conditions" placed on aid given to California amid its ongoing wildfire crisis — but several of the state's own Republican lawmakers agree with their leader.

The House is barreling toward a contentious debate over disaster relief for California as many — but not all — Republicans call for conditions to be placed on the assistance, an idea

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made headlines when he voiced his support for putting conditions on federal aid for the recovery from the Los Angeles area fires, and at least one of Johnson's California Republican colleagues is on board.

Both Tuberville and Johnson hail from states that often are in need of federal natural disaster assistance. But those states are run by Republican lawmakers, making it more likely that both Trump and the GOP-controlled chambers of Congress would pass aid to them if needed and without conditions attached.

Some Republicans want California to change its forest and water management policies in exchange for disaster money.

At the same time, California Governor Gavin Newsom has postured California to lead the Trump resistance, calling for a special session to “Trump-proof” the state and has already allocated millions of dollars to help fund potential lawsuits.

The alliance between Speaker Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump may prove to be the most important relationship in Washington.

The battle over wildfire aid for Los Angeles is quickly evolving into a game of high-stakes chicken. Many Republicans are demanding conditions on any new emergency funding, blaming Democratic leaders in California for exacerbating the crisis.

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By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that “there should probably be conditions” on additional federal aid to help Los Angeles deal with the ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made headlines when he voiced his support for putting conditions on federal aid for the recovery from the Los Angeles area fires, and at least two of Johnson's California Republican colleagues are on board.