Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She’ll Pull Trigger On Mike Johnson Ouster Next Week
HuffPost
It’s unclear how delaying the vote on Johnson will affect the outcome, but it will certainly maximize attention on the Georgia Republican.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump loyalist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she’ll force a referendum on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — but not until next week.
Greene has been dangling her ouster motion against Johnson since last month. At a press conference on Wednesday morning, HuffPost asked why she wanted to wait another week.
“Everybody needs the weekend to prepare,” Greene said.
Greene’s initial threat against Johnson last month failed to deter him from letting the House pass bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the government’s wiretapping powers and funding aid to Ukraine and other U.S. allies. And it’s only become clearer with time that the motion will fail, with few Republicans backing Greene and Democrats more than willing to bail him out.
The extended delay does one thing, however – it maximizes attention on Greene, with even more reporters chasing her across the Capitol grounds than normal.
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