In a post to X this Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said that he will not change the procedure for removing him from his leadership position, after far-right members erupted in anger over the proposed rule change. “Since the beginning of the 118th Congress, the House rule allowing a Motion to Vacate from a single member has harmed this office and our House majority,” Johnson wrote. “Recently, many members have encouraged me to endorse a new rule to raise this threshold. While I understand...
Wow, Fox News finally utters six words of truth: "Marjorie Taylor Greene is an idiot." In an op-ed today, Fox contributor Liz Peek, a MAGA fan herself, didn't hold back, saying the "bombastic" Georgia Qongresswoman is known for her "harebrained conspiracy theories," and "would rather burn down the House, metaphorically speaking, than work towards the greater good." — Read the rest
Marjorie Taylor Greene got her first comrade today in her mission to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from his speakership, with MAGA Rep. Thomas Massie joining the cause. In fact, according to Politico, the Kentucky lawmaker even said to Johnson's face today, "You're not gong to be the speaker much longer." — Read the rest
Marjorie Taylor Greene once again spews stupidity wrapped in toxic anger as
After a long week of bitter infighting among House Republicans — with the rabid Marjorie Taylor Greene nipping at Speaker Mike Johnson's heels — Johnson flew to Mar-a-Lago today to hide behind Donald Trump. And amusingly, after the speaker and Trump met in private, Trump played the part of peacemaker. — Read the rest
The stepson of Siggy Flicker was arrested in NYC on five misdemeanor charges. Tyler Campanella had been seen at the Capitol during January 6 in social media photos Flicker posted to her social media pages, according to the FBI. Trump-lover Flicker appeared on two seasons of the beloved Bravo series
Fox News laments that congressperson Marjorie Taylor Greene is not focusing her destructive energy on Democrats but is instead destroying her own Party in service of Russia. Democrats seem to be an afterthought as MTG's full-force audition to be Putin's best friend and Trump's running mate continues. — Read the rest
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene welcomed Republicans back to work Tuesday with a five-page broadside attack on Speaker Mike Johnson, making sure everyone knows that she’s serious about her threat to try to oust him. Greene’s trying to foment more anger and division, and in one sense it’s working. The problem for her is that she’s made herself the target, as House members are sick of her constant political stunts. Johnson has presided over “a complete and total surrender to, if not complete and...
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When Rep. Matt Gaetz decided in the fall that it was time to try to oust then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the process unfolded rather quickly. On Monday, Oct. 2, the Florida Republican took the procedural step, filing what’s known as a motion to vacate the chair. On Tuesday, Oct. 3 — less than 24 hours after the motion was filed — McCarthy lost his gavel. Months later, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is eager to bring down McCarthy’s successor, though the process is proving to be vastly different....
It sure looks like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t bluffing. The MAGA firebrand from Georgia released a furious five-page letter Tuesday detailing why she filed a motion in March to oust Rep. Mike Johnson from his position as House speaker. At the time, she had described the filing as a “warning.” Her letter marks a new escalation. Capitol Hill observers see her missive as a serious threat to put Johnson’s speakership to a vote. At this point, it appears that if Johnson goes ahead in the...
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has denounced critics who she says mocked her "faith" by ridiculing her claim that this week's total solar eclipse was a sign from God to "repent."Greene claimed on Friday in a post to X, formerly Twitter, that the eclipse, which traversed a large swath of the U.S. on Monday, showed that "God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent," including "earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come."Her comment quickly went viral,...