Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris, R-Md., said Thursday that House Republicans need to soon determine whether Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., “is what we need” as leader moving forward.

Harris, reelected as chair of the conservative caucus earlier this month, made the comments in an interview, Politico reported. The remarks come after Johnson struggled to lead the chamber to pass the stopgap funding bill, an effort that took three tries just ahead of last week’s deadline to shut down the government.

“Before the last couple of weeks, I was in his corner, but now we should consider what’s the best path forward,” Harris said. “We do need to consider whether — if we’re going to advance Mr. [Donald] Trump’s agenda — whether the current leadership is what we need.”

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