{"id":2240487,"date":"2024-05-08T19:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T23:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-quickly-rejects-bid-to-oust-mike-johnson-as-speaker\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T19:58:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T23:58:28","slug":"house-quickly-rejects-bid-to-oust-mike-johnson-as-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-quickly-rejects-bid-to-oust-mike-johnson-as-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"House Speedily Dismisses Attempt to Remove Mike Johnson as Speaker"},"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\">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%2Fhouse-quickly-rejects-bid-to-oust-mike-johnson-as-speaker%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=2240487&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 GOP-led \u200bHouse swiftly defeated Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s \u200battempt to remove Speaker\u2063 Mike \u2064Johnson.\u2063 Despite Greene&#8217;s motion \u200dand initial\u2062 boos, members\u200b voted \u200d359-43 to table the measure. Johnson, backed by Democrats\u2064 and\u200b former President \u200dTrump, retained support, unlike\u2062 McCarthy in a\u200d past similar \u200csituation. The vote showed bipartisan unity in supporting Johnson. The Republican-controlled\u2063 House effectively thwarted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s bid \u2064to oust Speaker \u2064Mike Johnson. Surmounting initial\u200c resistance, members \u2063decisively\u2062 voted \u2064359-43 \u2062to set aside the motion. Johnson, endorsed by Democrats and\u2064 former President Trump,\u2064 maintained\u200c solidarity, diverging from McCarthy&#8217;s experience. The vote underscored bipartisan solidarity backing 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<p>On Wednesday, the GOP-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> quickly defeated a bid by Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/marjorie-taylor-greene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) to remove Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) from his top perch.<\/p>\n<p>Within an hour of Greene declaring that she was going through with her motion to vacate the chair \u2014 an announcement met by a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenFreePres\/status\/1788322758058770553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wave of boos<\/a> in the chamber \u2014 members overwhelmingly voted to table the measure by a <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/2024188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">359-43 tally<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The measure was introduced in a privileged fashion, meaning leadership had two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-susan-collins-joins-dems-to-undo-president-trumps-methane-policies\/\" title=\"Sen. Susan Collins joins Dems to undo President Trump\u2019s methane policies\">legislative days<\/a> to act on it, similar to what Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) did last year to queue up a vote that led to Kevin McCarthy\u2019s ouster as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">speaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike what happened with McCarthy, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mccarthy-ousted-from-speakership-after-democrats-side-with-matt-gaetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lacked support<\/a> from across the aisle when he was forced out of the role, Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/speaker-mike-johnson-marjorie-taylor-greene-motion-to-vacate-552169f3e831ab8fb3baacfdf76c2d82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had the backing of Democrats<\/a> who said they would vote to table a motion to vacate the chair brought by Greene.<\/p>\n<p>He also got a boost from former President Donald Trump, now the likely GOP nominee in the 2024 election, who stood with Johnson at Mar-a-Lago in April and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/12\/politics\/mike-johnson-trump-mar-a-lago\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the speaker was \u201cdoing a very good job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-votes-to-confirm-bidens-joint-chief-of-staff-nominee-who-hires-for-diversity\/\" title=\"Senate confirms Biden's Joint Chief of Staff nominee, prioritizing diversity in hiring.\">vote finally<\/a> did take place,\u00a0196 Republicans and 163 Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1788325269003960783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> to table the motion from Greene. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadPergram\/status\/1788334658830082475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eleven Republicans<\/a> and 32 Democrats opposed it. Ten Republicans and 11 Democrats did not vote.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to say that I appreciate the show of confidence for my colleagues to defeat this misguided effort. That is certainly what it was,\u201d Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?535527-1\/speaker-johnson-motion-vacate-failure&#038;live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told reporters<\/a> after the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Greene had been talking about using the motion to vacate against Johnson ever since <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/speaker-johnson-motion-vacate-marjorie-taylor-greene-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late March<\/a> when the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/senate-passes-massive-spending-bill-in-middle-of-the-night\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> a $1.2 trillion spending package.<\/p>\n<p>At least two other Republicans, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/19\/politics\/paul-gosar-mike-johnson-house-gop\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supported<\/a> Greene last month as she refused to relent on her campaign against Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson and Greene met over the past <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/marjorie-taylor-greene-speaker-johnson-trump-7bbe71b7fc2aef26de3036a354af0d13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">couple days<\/a> during which Greene made a series of what she said were \u201csuggestions,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/trump-privately-urges-greene-drop-push-oust-speaker\/story?id=109990543&#038;cid=social_twitter_abcnp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including<\/a> defunding special counsel Jack Smith\u2019s inquiries into Trump and no more financial aid for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polling from Monmouth University <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4618204-just-1-in-5-want-johnson-replaced-as-speaker-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showed<\/a> just one in five Americans wanted Johnson to be replaced as speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112407712153390935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> to Truth Social on Wednesday, around the time of the vote on tabling Greene\u2019s motion, complimenting Johnson, as well as Greene. He also called attention to the slim majority the GOP has in the House while pushing for unity.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GOP-led House swiftly quashed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s bid to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. 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