U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson could lose his leadership position even earlier than the predicted Democratic wave in the 2026 midterms, according to new insider predictions.

The political world was rocked on Friday evening when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she would be resigning halfway through her current term on Jan. 5. This move came on the heels of a weeks-long feud between the congresswoman and President Donald Trump, for whom Greene had long been a vocal supporter, which saw her publicly criticize his handling of the Epstein files, healthcare costs, the government shutdown, and more.

With Greene set to leave Congress in a matter of weeks and no timeline set for a special election to fill her seat, the GOP's already razor-thin 6-seat majority will become even more imperiled. In a Monday morning report on the fallout from Greene's announcement, Punchbowl News spoke to various anonymous Republicans in Congress who echoed her feelings of disrespect from the White House and expressed a sense of impending doom over the 2026 midterms.

One member quoted in the report, whom Punchbowl described as "particularly exercised," also went so far as to predict that more early resignations of GOP members were coming and that Johnson could lose the speakership before the midterms.

“This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage. ALL," the anonymous Republican said. "And Mike Johnson has let it happen because he wanted it to happen. That is the sentiment of nearly all — appropriators, authorizers, hawks, doves, rank and file. The arrogance of this White House team is off putting to members who are run roughshod and threatened... Members know they are going into the minority after the midterms."

They continued: “More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.”

Greene's district in Georgia is considered heavily Republican, making a flip to the Democrats highly unlikely. However, three other seats are currently vacant in Tennessee, Texas and New Jersey, with each having much better odds of being filled by a Democrat. Were the elections to shake out that way, it would not take very many GOP resignations in 2026 to flip control of the House. This would almost certainly then lead to a new vote to replace Johnson as House Speaker, possibly with current House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.