{"id":2237474,"date":"2024-05-05T05:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T09:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-ouster-effort-puts-marjorie-taylor-greene-at-odds-with-maga-allies\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T05:07:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T09:07:45","slug":"johnson-ouster-effort-puts-marjorie-taylor-greene-at-odds-with-maga-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-ouster-effort-puts-marjorie-taylor-greene-at-odds-with-maga-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson&#8217;s removal attempt causes rift with MAGA allies for Marjorie Taylor Greene"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fjohnson-ouster-effort-puts-marjorie-taylor-greene-at-odds-with-maga-allies%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=2237474&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>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has initiated a\u200c motion to\u200b remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), despite facing \u2063opposition from within her party, including former\u200d President Donald Trump. Her decision,\u2063 driven by\u200d the aim to secure a Republican majority in the upcoming elections, is causing a rift \u200dwith Trump&#8217;s allies on Capitol Hill. The clash highlights differing views on party priorities and \u200bTrump&#8217;s support for Johnson.  <\/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<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2933865\/speaker-johnnson-motion-to-vacate-mtg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>After weeks<\/a> of threatening House Speaker Mike Johnson\u2019s (R-LA) job, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2986240\/mtg-moves-motion-oust-johnson-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bitter-climate-activists-blast-biden-for-approving-alaska-oil-project\/\" title=\"Bitter Climate Activists Blast Biden For Approving Alaska Oil Project\">finally moving forward<\/a><\/a> with her motion to vacate \u2014 putting the firebrand Republican at odds with many in her party, including former President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Greene announced she would bring the motion to the floor next week even as several Republican lawmakers have already indicated they would oppose the measure, likely making it dead on arrival as Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2984545\/house-democrats-move-save-johnson-motion-vacate-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also vowed to block the measure<\/a>. However, the Georgia Republican has refused to back down even as many of her allies on the right have voiced concerns it could cost them their majority next year. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s exactly why we have to do this. We have to win in November. We have to have a majority in the House,\u201d Greene said on Wednesday. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to have a House majority if we keep Mike Johnson.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Greene\u2019s decision to move forward with the motion to vacate puts her at odds with Trump, who has publicly supported Johnson and has dismissed the idea of removing him. However, Greene has rejected suggestions that her motion is in defiance of the former president\u2019s wishes, arguing instead the move would boost his chances in the 2024 election. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m the biggest supporter of President Trump,\u201d Greene said. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m fighting here against my own Republican conference to fight harder against the Democrats. Mike Johnson has fully funded the Department of Justice that wants to put President Trump in jail, giving him a death sentence.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Johnson pushed back against that narrative, telling SiriusXM\u2019s <em>The Laura Coates Show<\/em> on Friday that Trump is in his corner and that he would be meeting with the former president over the weekend.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says she\u2019ll call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Greene, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, is forcing her colleagues to choose sides after Democratic leaders announced they\u2019d provide the votes to save the Republican speaker\u2019s job. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have a long relationship with President Trump. For eight years now we\u2019ve worked together very closely,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cSo it\u2019s very important in that next term, when the new Congress begins in January and the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-labor-purge-sparks-legal-challenge\/\" title=\"Biden Labor Purge Sparks Legal Challenge\">president takes office<\/a>, that the speaker of the House and the president be working very closely together on the agenda to move the country forward. And we\u2019re looking forward to that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s support of Johnson could be reflected among several of his allies on Capitol Hill, possibly alienating Greene from the former president\u2019s base despite being one of his most vocal allies. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything that we do in the House of Representatives should be in the best interest of getting Donald Trump reelected,\u201d Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) said. \u201cMotions to vacate, justified or unjustified, we don\u2019t have time for that right now. Let\u2019s focus on Donald Trump.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Marjorie Taylor Greene, to try to topple the speaker, increases the chances of chaos and increases the chances of handing control to the Democrats,\u201d Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told <em>RealClearPolitics Podcast<\/em>. \u201cThere is zero chance a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-warn-against-moving-away-from-trump-legacy-as-gop-moves-forward\/\" title=\"Republicans warn against moving away from Trump legacy as GOP moves forward\">conservative speaker<\/a> will result, and so I think what she\u2019s doing is really unhelpful to the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) talks to reporters just after lawmakers pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and other U.S. allies closer to passage, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Greene\u2019s move has also frustrated top Republican leaders, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaking with the Georgia lawmaker for an extensive conversation on the House floor earlier this week. The majority leader declined to give specifics of the talk, but he told reporters they discussed the motion to vacate. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, it\u2019s her decision, but we had a conversation about it,\u201d Scalise said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear what day the House will vote on the motion to vacate. However, it is expected to be a short-lived affair. <\/p>\n<p>House Democratic leadership came out against the motion to vacate on Tuesday, vowing to table the legislation should it come to the floor. That decision gives Johnson considerable cover, possibly killing the motion before it even reaches the floor. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still, Greene has refused to back down, arguing a save from Democrats would harm their own chances of winning back the House majority. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait to see Democrats go out and support a Republican speaker and have to go home to their primaries and have to run for Congress again,\u201d Greene said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of threats, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is pushing ahead with her motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson\u2019s (R-LA) position. This move has set her against fellow Republicans and former President Donald Trump. Greene plans to introduce the motion next week, despite party opposition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2237475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122573233535-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2237474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122573233535-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2237474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2237475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2237474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2237474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2237474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}