Mike Johnson brushes off worries about rebels ejecting him: ‘I’m not concerned about that in the slightest.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) remains untroubled by the looming possibility of a motion to vacate his speakership, despite ongoing threats from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). During an interview on Fox News’s Fox and Friends, Johnson confidently stated, “I’m here to do my job,” dismissing concerns about his potential removal from office. Your rewritten text captures the essence of the original content effectively, providing a concise summary of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s attitude towards the potential motion to vacate his speakership.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) dismissed concerns over a motion to vacate the speakership, even as threats to his tenure continue.
Johnson was asked on Fox News’s Fox and Friends about the potential for him to be booted from the speakership, as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) continues to dangle a motion to vacate over him.
“I don’t worry about the vacate motion at all. I’m here to do my job. I don’t think that’s going to happen,” Johnson said on Tuesday.
The Louisiana Republican also noted that the House of Representatives plans to vote on foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and others in separate bills, rather than a combined piece of legislation like what the Senate passed. He said it should ease concerns over the process that has caused some to threaten a motion to vacate.
“So again, everybody gets to vote their conscience on each of these measures separately, and I think that resolves the concern, so no, I’m not worried about that at all,” he added.
Greene filed her motion to vacate Johnson last month, prior to a two-week recess of the chamber. She did not file the motion to vacate as a privileged resolution, meaning it does not require immediate action. Johnson and Greene met last week, but the Georgia Republican does not appear to be backing down from her threats.
Greene repeated in a post on X on Tuesday her displeasure with the House speaker, specifically the proposed separate foreign aid bills.
“Speaker Johnson is not holding Democrats accountable nor leading our Republican majority, he’s actually giving in to Democrats every demand. And he’s using dirty swamp tactics to push through the America Last agenda,” she posted.
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) became the first member to publicly back Greene’s motion to vacate, announcing the decision in a post on X.
“I just told Mike Johnson in conference that I’m cosponsoring the Motion to Vacate that was introduced by @RepMTG. He should pre-announce his resignation (as Boehner did), so we can pick a new Speaker without ever being without a GOP Speaker.”
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