{"id":2233838,"date":"2024-04-30T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pledge-to-save-mike-johnson-if-mtg-moves-to-oust-him\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T16:21:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T20:21:28","slug":"democrats-pledge-to-save-mike-johnson-if-mtg-moves-to-oust-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pledge-to-save-mike-johnson-if-mtg-moves-to-oust-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats vow to protect Mike Johnson if Marjorie Taylor Greene attempts to remove him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-pledge-to-save-mike-johnson-if-mtg-moves-to-oust-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2233838&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Georgia \u200dRep. Marjorie Taylor\u200c Greene criticized\u2063 Speaker Mike Johnson, accusing him of betrayal. Democrat leaders pledged support for Johnson against \u200dGreene&#8217;s removal attempts. Greene&#8217;s discontent stemmed from Johnson&#8217;s collaboration\u200c with Democrats, including passing a $95 billion foreign\u2062 aid bill.\u2062 The Democrats vowed to oppose any motion to vacate Johnson&#8217;s speakership, denouncing Republican critics as promoting &#8220;MAGA extremism.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 30, 2024 at 11:48am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson as a turncoat after the Democrat leadership in the House vowed to save Johnson from being ousted if Greene forces a vote on her the speaker\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p>Greene has been unhappy with Johnson\u2019s many work with Democrats, such as the passage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-passes-61-billion-foreign-aid-package-ukraine-speaker-johnson-forces-bill-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$95 billion foreign aid bill<\/a> April 20. But the Democrats have now spoken up and pledged to oppose any removal effort by Republicans, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4632521-speaker-johnson-marjorie-taylor-greene-democrats-motion-to-vacate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>House Democrat leaders published a joint statement on Tuesday declaring they would vote to table any \u201cmotion to vacate\u201d the speaker\u2019s position \u2014 a motion that\u2019s required to force the speaker out, like the one that led to the ouster of former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gaetz-files-motion-vacate-mccarthy-speaker-says-bring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Speaker Kevin McCarthy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The statement from House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar of California accused Johnson\u2019s detractors in the House of engaging in \u201cMAGA extremism\u201d and siding with U.S. foes like Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor months, House Republicans irresponsibly delayed critical security assistance to our democratic allies in Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific, while simultaneously blocking humanitarian assistance to civilians in harm\u2019s way in places like Gaza, Haiti and the Sudan,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/democraticleader.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/joint-democratic-leadership-statement-motion-vacate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to a bipartisan coalition of Democrats and Republicans, led by President Biden, we were finally able to meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms \"A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured\" in Germany\">national security<\/a> needs of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the very beginning of this Congress, House Democrats have put people over politics and found bipartisan common ground with traditional Republicans in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/storm-the-capitol-msnbcs-chris-hayes-mocks-gop-2022-congressional-candidates\/\" title=\"\u2018Storm The Capitol\u2019: MSNBC\u2019s Chris Hayes Mocks GOP 2022 Congressional Candidates\">deliver real results<\/a>. At the same time, House Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-social-media-accounts-encouraged-americans-to-protest-anti-asian-violence\/\" title=\"Chinese Social Media Accounts Encouraged Americans To Protest Anti-Asian Violence\">aggressively pushed back<\/a> against MAGA extremism. We will continue to do just that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greene has filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-speaker-mike-johnson-hit-motion-vacate-just-4-months-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">motion to vacate<\/a> the speaker\u2019s chair in March, but thus far only two Republicans \u2014 Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-congressman-becomes-first-join-marjorie-taylor-greenes-effort-remove-speaker-mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Massie<\/a> of Kentucky and Paul Gosar of Arizona \u2014 have co-signed the move.<\/p>\n<p>In the conclusion of their statement, the Democrat leaders pledged, \u201cAt this moment, upon completion of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-now-signed-52-executive-orders-and-actions-in-first-20-days-in-office\/\" title=\"Biden Has Now Signed 52 Executive Orders And Actions In First 20 Days In Office\">national security work<\/a>, the time has come to turn the page on this chapter of pro-Putin Republican obstruction, We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Has Mike Johnson been a good House speaker?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite filing her motion, Greene has not tried to force the vote to vacate, but she has continued to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-threatens-speaker-mike-johnson-ouster-scathing-letter-cites-total-surrender-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vocal in her opposition<\/a> to Johnson\u2019s speakership.<\/p>\n<p>After the Democrat leadership\u2019s statement, Greene renewed her assault on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservatives-confront-speaker-mike-johnson-tense-moment-house-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson<\/a> and called him \u201cofficially the Democrat Speaker of the House,\u201d and called on Johnson to resign and switch parties.<\/p>\n<p>Greene <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1785323610942386593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted an extended attack<\/a> on Johnson on X on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryday, I fight the Democrat agenda destroying America and I fight for an America First Republican agenda,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Johnson is officially the Democrat Speaker of the House. Here is their official endorsement of his Speakership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat slimy back room deal did Johnson make for the Democrats\u2019 support?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mtg-wants-republican-expelled-putting-slim-house-majority-dangerous-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greene<\/a> asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should resign, switch parties, and continue voting for Biden\u2019s open border invasion of America, endless wars, full term abortion on demand, trans agenda on children, warrantless spying on the American people, weaponizing government against President Trump and his supporters, and every other Democrat wishlist item he\u2019s handed over,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-trolls-terrified-hunter-biden-shocking-clip-eve-joe-biden-influence-peddling-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greene<\/a> then hinted that she is soon to force her vote to vacate the speaker\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Democrats want to elect him Speaker (and some Republicans want to support the Democrats\u2019 chosen Speaker), I\u2019ll give them the chance to do it,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a big believer in recorded votes because putting Congress on record allows every American to see the truth and provides transparency to our votes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans deserve to see the Uniparty on full display. I\u2019m about to give them their coming out party!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Everyday, I fight the Democrat agenda destroying America and I fight for an America First Republican agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Johnson is officially the Democrat Speaker of the House. Here is their official endorsement of his Speakership.<\/p>\n<p>What slimy back room deal did Johnson make for the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HGDyDzvJQH\">pic.twitter.com\/HGDyDzvJQH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1785323610942386593?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Her co-signer, Rep. Thomas Massie, also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1785319857463959757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted an X message<\/a> blasting Johnson, writing, \u201cHakeem Jeffries vows to save Mike Johnson\u2019s Speakership. Why wouldn\u2019t he? Johnson has given the Democrats everything they want.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 Hakeem Jeffries vows to save Mike Johnson\u2019s Speakership. Why wouldn\u2019t he? Johnson has given the Democrats everything they want.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UnipartyReveal?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UnipartyReveal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7w2pnAgUkg\">pic.twitter.com\/7w2pnAgUkg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1785319857463959757?\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks mainly to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-house-republican-announces-leaving-congress-early\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">early resignations<\/a> of Republicans during Johnson\u2019s short tenure as speaker of the House, the GOP majority has dwindled and now <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/United_States_House_of_Representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stands<\/a> at only a scant five votes more than the Democrats, with 217 Republicans to 212 Democrats.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-takes-shot-at-host-of-the-view-dares-panel-to-invite-him-on-as-a-guest\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds Takes Shot at Host of 'The View,' Dares Panel to Invite Him On as a Guest\">writing career penning articles<\/a> about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized Speaker Mike Johnson, calling him a turncoat, as Democrat leaders promised to defend him against Greene&#8217;s potential vote to remove him from his position. 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