WASHINGTON – House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Ohio, was abruptly fired from his role by House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, prompting concerns from some members about President-elect Donald Trump's approach to intervening in Congressional affairs.

Commenting to reporters, Johnson deflected blame away from the returning president, saying, “This is not a President Trump decision; this is a House decision.” He also said the decision was “no slight” to Turner, who had “performed valiantly in a difficult time under difficult circumstances.”

The leaders of the House Intelligence Committee, Representatives Mike Turner (R-OH) and Jim Himes (D-CT), spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday in a bipartisan interview following the deadly terror attack in New Orleans earlier this week.

U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton has been ousted from his position as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, according to to several national media reports.