{"id":2240390,"date":"2024-05-08T18:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-pulls-trigger-on-effort-to-oust-johnson-from-speakership\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T18:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T22:12:07","slug":"marjorie-taylor-greene-pulls-trigger-on-effort-to-oust-johnson-from-speakership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-pulls-trigger-on-effort-to-oust-johnson-from-speakership\/","title":{"rendered":"Marjorie Taylor Greene initiates move to remove Johnson from speakership"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmarjorie-taylor-greene-pulls-trigger-on-effort-to-oust-johnson-from-speakership%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=2240390&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>The House rejected Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s move to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, ending her campaign to \u200cpush conservative demands. Lawmakers voted 359-43 \u200bto table the motion, \u2063with some Republicans and Democrats in dissent. Greene, persisting after initial filing in\u2064 March, \u2064cited reasons for Johnson&#8217;s \u200bremoval, sparking mixed reactions \u2062from \u2062colleagues and leadership. Speaker Johnson dismissed allegations of a \u200bplotted deal to retain\u200d his position.  <\/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>The House rejected an effort from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-slams-biden-pick-for-associate-ag-the-democrat-party-was-radicalized-during-trump-presidency\/\" title=\"Sen. Cruz Slams Biden Pick for Associate AG: The Democrat Party was radicalized during Trump presidency\">top leadership position<\/a>, bringing an end to a weekslong saga of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> Republican seeking to leverage her motion to vacate to make <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservatism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conservative<\/a> demands in the lower chamber. <\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers voted 359-43 to table the motion, effectively killing the measure before it could be brought to the floor for a final vote. The motion succeeded after 163 Democrats joined nearly all Republicans in tabling the bill. <\/p>\n<p>Only 11 Republicans voted against tabling the bill.\u00a0Seven Democrats voted present. <\/p>\n<p>Greene noticed her motion to vacate on Wednesday evening, over one month after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-targets-elon-musks-spacex-for-allegedly-preferring-to-hire-u-s-citizens\/\" title=\"DOJ Targets Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX For Allegedly Preferring To Hire U.S. Citizens\">initially filed<\/a> it on the House floor. The Georgia Republican outlined several charges against Johnson, accusing the speaker of violating his promises and working too closely with House Democrats on key legislation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need a new speaker,\u201d Greene told reporters Friday. \u201cThis is not personal against Mike Johnson. He\u2019s a very good man, and I have respect for him as a person, but he is not doing the job. The proof is in the vote count today. He passed a budget that should have never been brought to the floor, did not represent our conference, and it was passed with the Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House leaders brought the motion to the floor just moments after it was called. <\/p>\n<p>Several of Greene\u2019s Republican colleagues decried the move, accusing her of triggering the motion simply to get attention. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got bad news for Marjorie,\u201d said Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD). \u201cPeople are going to pay attention to this story for about an hour and they\u2019re going to go back to real life. This is not going to make her any more famous than she already is.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>When asked if Greene herself should be kicked out of the Republican conference, Dusty Johnson said, \u201cOne dumpster fire at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoscow Marjorie has clearly gone off the deep end \u2014 maybe the result of a space laser,\u201d said Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY). <\/p>\n<p>Greene initially filed her motion to vacate in late March, holding the measure over Johnson\u2019s head as he looks to navigate his conference through votes on key legislation. Greene followed through with that threat last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-dangerous-precedent\/\" title=\"A Dangerous Precedent\">telling reporters<\/a> last week she would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2986240\/mtg-moves-motion-oust-johnson-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cabsolutely\u201d be putting the measure<\/a> on the floor sometime this week for a vote. <\/p>\n<p>Greene announced her motion on the floor during votes on Wednesday afternoon, which was met with boos from members of both parties. Greene yelled back, \u201cThis is the uniparty for the American people watching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the move comes as 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 as several House Republicans have also expressed opposition to removing the speaker, possibly making the motion dead on arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Greene has refused to back down from her threats, saying she would give Democrats \u201cthe chance\u201d to elect him as their speaker. <\/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 Greene said. \u201cAmericans deserve to see the Uniparty on full display. I\u2019m about to give them their coming out party!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greene also accused Johnson of orchestrating a \u201cslimy backroom deal\u201d to save his speakership, something the speaker said he did not do. He said during the GOP leadership press conference on Tuesday that he did not hear about Democratic leaders\u2019 statement to table a possible motion to vacate until reporters asked him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never requested assistance from anyone. I\u2019m not focused on that at all,\u201d Johnson said earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>A motion to vacate requires only a simple majority to pass, meaning if all Democrats voted to oust Johnson, it would only take two Republicans to join in order to pass. However, a handful of Democrats have expressed support to defend Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) had publicly called on Johnson to resign voluntarily, giving Republicans an opportunity to choose a new speaker without repeating the three-week period in October when the House went without a speaker and all floor action was stalled. <\/p>\n<p>Massie said he had pushed Johnson to resign rather than risk an ouster, but the speaker has repeatedly declined. The Kentucky Republican predicted the motion to vacate \u201cwill get called\u201d and Johnson would \u201close more votes than Kevin McCarthy.\u201d McCarthy was ousted after eight Republicans joined all Democrats to support the motion.<\/p>\n<p>However, Johnson had remained defiant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-terror-spree-sparks-republican-demand-that-biden-terminate-iran-nuclear-negotiations\/\" title=\"Hamas Terror Spree Sparks Republican Demand That Biden Terminate Iran Nuclear Negotiations\">telling reporters earlier<\/a> this month, \u201cI am not resigning. And it is, in my view, an absurd notion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some other House Republicans are quietly pursuing their own path to raising the threshold for the motion to vacate. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) announced the effort two weeks ago, and at least a dozen lawmakers have expressed support for the idea, a source familiar confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, we\u2019ve got a small group of people who are upset that they\u2019re not getting their way,\u201d Dusty Johnson said in a video. \u201cIt\u2019s the era of divided government. Nobody gets everything they want. They want to throw out the current speaker of the House. It\u2019s a terrible idea. I\u2019m working with a group of members to change the rules so they can\u2019t get that done so that one knucklehead can\u2019t put the whole House into disarray by forcing another speaker vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several Republicans have decried the motion to remove the second speaker over the course of one year, noting that although there haven\u2019t been conversations about a rescue plan, they would hope Democrats would not aid in removing Johnson.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House dismissed Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s attempt to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson. 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