MTG Wants Speaker Johnson Out

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MTG Wants Speaker Johnson Out

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson as speaker. Rep. Greene's motion doesn't necessitate an immediate vote, but she says it serves as a warning. According to Fox News, she is accusing him of betraying GOP confidence by backing a bipartisan $1.2 trillion funding bill. She criticized the Speaker’s handling of the temporary spending bill, aiming for a new speaker aligned with Republicans. Some GOP members criticized Rep. Greene's action, deeming it detrimental to conservative interests.

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Rank-and-file GOP lawmakers like Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., blasted the Georgia firebrand's move. "I think it's not only idiotic, but it actually does not do anything to advance the conservative movement. And in fact, it undermines the country and our majority," Lawler told reporters.

A vote on vacating the chair would likely occur after a motion to table the resolution or referring it to committee – procedural steps that would essentially kill the move.

If the procedural votes failed, then the House would have to vote on whether to actually oust Johnson. 

Johnson would only be able to lose two Republican lawmakers' support if all Democrats voted against him – which may not be the case.

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., told multiple outlets he would vote to save Johnson. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., suggested similarly on X, writing, "I do not support Speaker Johnson but I will never stand by and let MTG to take over the people’s House."

Any vote on Johnson's removal would require support from only a few Republicans. Some Democrats expressed willingness to support Johnson against Greene's maneuver. This doesn’t exactly help his case. The fate of Johnson's speakership hinges on potential procedural votes and party alignments. So, the usual.

RELATED: Gingrich reacts to Greene’s motion to oust Speaker Johnson: Gaetz ‘unleashed the demons’ (The Hill)

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