Republican Hard-Liners Move To Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is leading the move to boot the GOP leader after Johnson teamed with Democrats to advance aid to Ukraine, among other things.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) followed through Wednesday on her threat against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), calling for a vote on whether to topple him as speaker after talks with him apparently broke down.
The move threatens to plunge the House back into chaos — a repeat of last fall, when then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy was pushed out by a small band of Republicans led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.).
A variety of factors, however, have left Johnson in a much stronger position than McCarthy was.
First, the idea appeared to have little appeal with House Republicans outside of Greene and two other hard-right members, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.). While many other Republicans are upset at Johnson, they are reluctant to risk another prolonged public fight over the gavel.
In addition, Democratic leaders have said they would provide the votes needed to table Greene’s motion, effectively killing it while not directly voting on it.
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