'The clock has started': Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Johnson his days are numbered
March 22, 2024
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) created more internal drama for her fellow House Republicans on Friday when she filed a motion to vacate the chair of the speaker of the House of Representatives.
While speaking with reporters after filing the motion, Greene sent a pointed message to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that his days leading the chamber were numbered.
Greene started by complaining that Johnson had broken his promises to bring back "regular order" to the House of Representatives, and she complained about him forcing members to vote on a massive omnibus spending package that Republicans in the past had scorned.
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She then emphasized that, while she respected Johnson personally, she believed that it was time for him to go — although she did acknowledge that there's no immediate timeframe for when the vote would take place.
"The clock has started," she said. "It's time for our conference to choose a new speaker."
Greene also dismissed the possibility that Johnson could save his job by relying on Democratic votes to prevent his ouster.
"I'm not worried about that at all," she said. "I don't think the American people want, Republican voters across the country, want to see a Republican speaker that's held in place by Democrats."
Greene's petition marks the second time in less than a year that a House Republican has moved to oust their own speaker after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) last year filed a motion to vacate that led to the downfall of former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
Greene has long threatened to oust Johnson should he agree to help send military aid to Ukraine as it tries to fight off an invasion from neighboring Russia.
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