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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Representative Thomas Massie hold a press conference about Speaker of the House Mike Johnson outside the U.S. Capitol on May 1, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Wednesday that she will launch a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson next week to force lawmakers to put their positions on the record. The move comes after Democrats said they would vote to halt the effort and ensure its operation. Johnson will not lose his job.
“I think every councilor needs to take part in that vote and put their chips where they want. So next week, I’m going to withdraw this motion. I definitely think so,” she told reporters. He spoke at
“It’s great to see Democrats go support the Republican chairman, go home in the primary, support the Republican chairman, a ‘Christian conservative,’ and then have to run for Congress again. I can’t wait. I hope it helps.” Good. I’m really looking forward to it,” she added.
Greene originally filed a motion to remove Johnson in March amid conservative anger over the Louisiana Republican Party’s handling of the government funding fight. A parliamentary vote to oust Mr Johnson would require a majority, but it would still be possible to preemptively vote. A motion to table or reject a resolution may be first filed and voted on. That too would be successful with just a simple majority vote.
After Mr. Johnson moved to pass a large foreign aid package that included aid for Ukraine last month, House Democratic leaders said that if the issue arose, Democrats would vote yes to keep him in office. announced that it would support it.
“We vote to advance Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to remove the Speaker. If she were to move it, it would not succeed,” House Democratic leaders said in a statement Tuesday. Stated.
Greene berated Johnson for about 10 minutes Wednesday, challenging Johnson’s support for aid to Ukraine and highlighting House Democrats’ recent announcement that they would vote to block the effort to oust Johnson.
“Now, (House Democratic Leader) Hakeem Jeffries and the Democrats are coming out and hugging Mike Johnson in a warm hug and a big, wet, sloppy kiss,” she said.
Ms Green said she did not make the motion earlier because she was “in control” and “in charge”.
“I was conscious and mindful of the majority conference. It warned me to stop serving the Democratic Party, support the Republican conference, and support our policies. And he did that. And we all went home, and Republican voters everywhere, Americans everywhere, were outraged by Mike Johnson.
During the press conference, Greene placed a “Make Ukraine Great Again” hat over a photo of Johnson and Jeffries.
Greene’s attempt to force a vote against Johnson comes after Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz similarly opposed then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year. Mr. Gaetz sparked a historic and unprecedented vote to oust Mr. McCarthy, plunging House Republicans into a prolonged period of turmoil and confusion as they struggled to elect a new speaker.
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