Marjorie Taylor Greene

GOP lawmaker blows up Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'absurd' rejection of antisemitism act

A Republican lawmaker erupted in anger during a live CNN segment Wednesday over his colleague Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's "absurd" reason for refusing to vote for the Antisemitism Awareness Act.

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) shredded Greene for her contention that the act — designed to combat antisemitism on college campuses — would see Christian Americans arrested for their faith.

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'Nuts': Marjorie Taylor Greene skewered for justifying vote against antisemitism bill

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Wednesday she's refusing to vote for a bill on antisemitism awareness, arguing it would see Christians arrested for their faith.

Greene made this announcement on X the same day the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 (H.R. 6090) — crafted to combat the problem on college campuses — was slated to go to a vote in the House of Representatives.

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Trump losing control of Marjorie Taylor Greene as she ignores his latest request: reporter

Former President Donald Trump has personally reached out to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to get her to end her crusade against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) — but, reported CNN's Melanie Zanona on Wednesday, she is not dissuaded.

Johnson appears set to survive the upcoming vote next week brought by Greene to vacate his office, with House Democrats planning to supply the necessary votes to stop another round of chaos similar to that following the ouster of his predecessor Kevin McCarthy. But Greene, enraged over his decision to allow Ukraine defense aid to pass the House, is determined to move ahead with the vote anyway, which she claims will put everyone in the House on record where they stand.

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Mike Johnson's career is finished even without Marjorie Taylor Greene: analysis

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is widely expected to survive Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's planned motion to vacate next week, when some Democrats are predicted to pitch in and save him, but that may be merely a Pyrrhic victory, cautions Charles R. Davis.

Why? According to the Salon writer's Wednesday column, Johnson's career could be effectively over.

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Potential Trump VP pick says ‘if you’re a billionaire’ you should vote for Trump

One of the possible picks to be Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, seen as "rapidly ascending" the list, is urging billionaires to vote for the ex-president.

North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum "is quickly moving up former President Trump's list of possible vice presidential picks because Trump's team believes he would be a safe choice who could attract moderate voters," Axios reported on Sunday. "Burgum is on a long list of VP contenders, but Trump's rising interest in the North Dakota governor has been clear in recent weeks — and reveals his latest thinking about how he thinks his running mate could help him with undecided voters."

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'Extreme position': Democrats hit back as MTG blasts alliance with Mike Johnson

WASHINGTON — Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Tom Massie (R-KY) announced on Wednesday from the U.S. Capitol that they will continue to file a motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his post.

Massie told reporters that Johnson aligned himself with Democratic votes on the omnibus spending bill, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reauthorization, and the national security bill that funded Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan military aid.

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'Nobody wants this drama': MTG admits hostility to ousting speaker  — but will plow ahead

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) admitted that "nobody" wanted the drama she was creating by trying to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) — but she's doing it anyway.

Following a press conference Wednesday where Greene vowed to trigger a "motion to vacate" the Speaker's chair next week, she spoke to conservative podcaster Steve Bannon.

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'I'm not irresponsible!' Marjorie Taylor Greene to attempt Mike Johnson ouster next week

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) vowed Wednesday to go through with an attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) with a so-called "motion to vacate" next week.

An animated Greene clarified her intentions at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol. But she noted that Democrats were poised to save Johnson's speakership.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene could be 'iced out' of Trump's orbit if she 'blows everything up'

Republicans' tolerance for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) antics seem to be reaching a boiling point, and Politico's Playbook reports that she could face serious consequences if she keeps trying to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Greene's proposed motion to vacate the chair is doomed to fail now that Democratic leaders in the House have said that they will oppose it, but the Georgia congresswoman has nonetheless scheduled a 9 a.m. press conference where she's expected to demand a vote on her motion to vacate Johnson.

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'Makes no difference': Lauren Boebert doesn’t care if speaker is Johnson or Jeffries

In a statement released Tuesday, House Democratic leaders confirmed that they will back House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in the face of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) threat to oust him through a motion to vacate.

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) and House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) declared their support for Johnson, citing his decision to pass the $95 billion bipartisan foreign aid package earlier this month.

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'I don't know what goes on in there': Top Dem says impossible to 'get in the head of MTG'

House Democratic Caucus Chair Peter Aguilar (D-CA) refused to "get in the head" of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after she escalated her threat to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

At a press conference Tuesday, Aguilar was asked how Democrats would react if Greene goes through with the so-called "motion to vacate" the Speaker's chair.

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MTG melts down after 'slimy' Mike Johnson gets bailed out by House Dems

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) flipped out after House Democrats announced they would back Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) against her ousting threat.

Democratic leadership announced Tuesday morning they would vote to table Greene's motion to vacate if she invoked the measure, calling her challenge to Johnson's position an example of "Pro-Putin Republican obstruction" The Georgia Republican issued a statement on social media attacking the speaker and his new-found allies.

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'It will not succeed': House Dems block Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust speaker

House Democratic leadership has announced they will block the attempt from some Republicans to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson — an effort spearheaded by right-wing lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene.

“We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar said in a statement, according to Politico.

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