Her chances of success, however, are in doubt because House Democratic leadership pledged Tuesday to rescue Johnson from such a “motion to vacate” by attempting to kill it before it can gain any traction.
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene announced on May 1 a motion to vacate vote on the House floor next week that threatens Mike Johnson's speakership. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday morning pledged to trigger her motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson as the top leader of the House, announcing she wants a floor vote on the speaker’s future next week.Johnson from the congresswoman’s “motion to vacate” by attempting to kill the measure before it can gain any traction.
“Everybody needs a weekend to prepare. I’m not irresponsible. I care about my conference. I have been measured. I have given this time. I have been giving warning after warning,” Greene said. “It was a warning to stop serving the Democrats and support our Republican conference and support our agenda. And didn’t do it.”Johnson responded quickly: “This motion is wrong for the Republican Conference, wrong for the institution, and wrong for the country.
As a result, the House stopped functioning for almost a month as the Republican majority devolved into chaos, repeatedly failing to elect a speaker until GOP members unanimously elected the ultraconservative, and little-known, Johnson. “I’m not naming names, but I think we have people that are capable. Anybody that’s willing to fight for our agenda — anyone that refuses to share the power with Hakeem Jeffries,” she said.when he returns to the White House in January 2025,” arguing that Johnson has fully funded the Justice Department that she charges wants to put Trump in jail “for life.
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