05/01/2024

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Launches her Plan to Oust Speaker Johnson

However, Democrats have promised to ride to the House speaker’s rescue

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday morning pledged to trigger her motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as the top leader of the House, announcing she wants a floor vote on the speaker’s future next week.

Her chances of success, however, are in doubt because House Democratic leadership has pledged to rescue Johnson from the congresswoman’s “motion to vacate” by attempting to kill the measure before it can gain any traction. Nonetheless, Republicans hold only a two-vote House majority, and anything could happen in the volatile chamber where support from GOP hard-liners is always in question.

Standing alongside Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who also supports removing Johnson, Greene announced during a morning news conference that she is formally bringing up her motion next week. She intends to act under special rules forcing the House to vote on the motion within two full legislative days. Republican leadership will then decide when to bring up the vote once Greene triggers it.

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