>> would you be okay with that? >> i think if it's for a short period of time, yeah. >> johnson telling cnn he is not concerned about his job. are you worried that one of these guys is going to make a move on you? >> not worried about that at all. i'm a lifelong hard core conservative. i want to get as many policy wins as we can, but the reality is we have a small majority. >> reporter: indeed, many furious at the far right saying johnson's hands are tied with a razor thin majority with democrats running the white house and the senate. they say the deal includes spending cuts republicans should tout. seems like you guys are sort of banging your heads against the wall with some of these votes. >> i'm suffering. i'm got traumatic brain injury from banging my head against the wall. >> i'm not a big fan. >> reporter: but the eight republicans who voted out mccarthy are offering no pregrets. >> well, i mean the former speaker wasn't someone you could trust. i trust mike johnson. >> reporter: and right now this noegation in the house is really between defense hawks, members of the republican party who consider themselves defense