Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) will force a vote next week on removing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
despite assurances from Democratic leaders to step in to block the effort should it come to the House floor.
Greene pointed to Johnson’s tenure as speaker over the last six months, arguing that despite once being a hard-liner himself, the top Republican has since moved to advance Democratic priorities. The move comes nearly one month after Greene initially filed the motion, holding it over Johnson’s head as he plotted a path forward on foreign aid and other key pieces of legislation. Since then, two other Republicans co-sponsored Greene’s motion, including Rep. Thomas Massie , who was also at the press conference on Wednesday.
Johnson has remained defiant not to do so, telling reporters last month: “I am not resigning. And it is, in my view, an absurd notion.” “I can’t wait to see Democrats go out and support a Republican speaker and have to go home to their primaries and have to run for Congress again,” Greene said.
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