{"id":2240547,"date":"2024-05-08T21:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T01:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mtgs-efforts-to-remove-mike-johnson-fails-as-democrats-vote-to-save-him\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T21:07:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T01:07:53","slug":"watch-mtgs-efforts-to-remove-mike-johnson-fails-as-democrats-vote-to-save-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mtgs-efforts-to-remove-mike-johnson-fails-as-democrats-vote-to-save-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch MTG&#8217;s Failed Attempt to Oust Mike Johnson, Saved by Democratic Votes"},"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\">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%2Fwatch-mtgs-efforts-to-remove-mike-johnson-fails-as-democrats-vote-to-save-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=2240547&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&#8217;s attempt \u200cto remove Speaker Mike Johnson incited division as she\u2064 called for his ousting due to questionable deals. Despite facing resistance, Greene persisted, supported by House Republicans. The motion was eventually \u200cshut down, highlighting the underlying tensions\u2063 within the party. The incident underscores the internal struggles and differing ideologies present in the political landscape.  <\/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\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 8, 2024 at 5:03pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia was booed on the House floor Wednesday afternoon after she tried to force a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Greene first vowed to force a motion to force Johnson from power in March, citing deals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-throws-support-behind-speaker-mike-johnson-amid-marjorie-taylor-greenes-removal-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the speaker<\/a> had cut with Democrats to fund foreign wars and governments.<\/p>\n<p>Each of those deals ignored the ongoing crisis at the country\u2019s border with Mexico, irking Greene and eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-congressman-becomes-first-join-marjorie-taylor-greenes-effort-remove-speaker-mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a number of other House Republicans<\/a> who supported her plan to oust Johnson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4652274-greene-moves-to-oust-speaker-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported Greene moved to force a vote on the matter Wednesday. A C-SPAN camera caught the moment Greene introduced her resolution to vacate Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe form of the resolution is as follows,\u201d Greene said. \u201cDeclaring the office of speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A chorus of boos from across the floor rained down on Greene, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brutal-watch-gov-desantis-treat-a-cnn-reporter-exactly-the-way-she-deserved-to-be-treated\/\" title=\"BRUTAL: Watch Gov. DeSantis Treat a CNN \u2018Reporter\u2019 Exactly the Way She Deserved to Be Treated\">fired back<\/a> at those jeering her.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Marjorie Taylor Greene initiates the motion to vacate called and is booed by the House <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TqCDx5Xl6g\">pic.twitter.com\/TqCDx5Xl6g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1788317227533410558?\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is the uniparty, for the American people watching,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think Mike Johnson has been a good speaker?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Greene was met with another round of booing, but order on the floor was eventually restored without a vote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mtg-goes-scorched-earth-mike-johnson-ukraine-announces-try-remove\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Georgia Republican\u2019<\/a>s motion was shot down 359-43 with help from House Democrats and most Republicans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/breaking-marjorie-taylor-greenes-effort-to-oust-speaker-johnson-goes-down-in-flames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Greene implied while speaking to reporters that a conversation she had in private with Johnson a day earlier had been leaked by his office.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is my statement before entering my 12:30PM meeting with Speaker Johnson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JY7WCZ4CJB\">pic.twitter.com\/JY7WCZ4CJB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1787885465485381985?\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She said her demands of the speaker were reasonable, and included forcing him to work for the Republican majority and asking him to decline to support any more military aid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zelenskyy-says-working-washington-tie-future-presidents-hands-forcing-support-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Later Tuesday, Greene unleashed on Johnson in a post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Mike Johnson\u2019s decision. Will he be a Democrat Speaker or a Republican one?\u201d she asked. \u201cHe already delivered Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer\u2019s agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is Mike Johnson\u2019s decision. Will he be a Democrat Speaker or a Republican one?<\/p>\n<p>He already delivered Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>If he\u2019s capable of doing that, I think he\u2019s extremely capable of meeting the suggestions I\u2019ve asked of him on behalf of the Republican\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ry2Id1qkJJ\">pic.twitter.com\/ry2Id1qkJJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1787930962711527471?\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf he\u2019s capable of doing that, I think he\u2019s extremely capable of meeting the suggestions I\u2019ve asked of him on behalf of the Republican majority,\u201d Greene added. \u201cIt takes actions, not words. But he can\u2019t drag this out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/resign-rep-thomas-massie-tears-mike-johnson-wants-speakership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Massie<\/a> of Kentucky spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1787933200456523862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN\u2019s<\/a> Manu Raju on Tuesday and said he supports Greene\u2019s efforts to oust Johnson if he does not meet requests from House Republicans to put Americans first.<\/p>\n<p>Massie indicated he was willing to give the speaker some time to meet the demand but the clock was running.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf his plan is to drag this out so that the pressure comes off of this, and to drag it out for weeks or days even without making some movement in our direction, then he would just be far better off to have this vote and get it behind him,\u201d Massie said.<\/p>\n<p>The congressman concluded, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t serve him or us to drag this out. And I\u2019ve communicated that to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia faced backlash on the House floor as she attempted to push a vote to remove Speaker Mike Johnson. 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