Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been condemned by Republican colleagues over her failed attempt to remove GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson, with Donald Trump also weighing in to criticize her effort.Greene followed through on her threat to introduce a motion to vacate against the Speaker on Wednesday after Johnson pushed through a number of foreign aid bills, including providing $61 billion to Ukraine amid Russia's invasion of the country.The House overwhelmingly voted to table, or kill,...
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was met with boos after she called up a resolution to remove Republican Speaker Mike Johnson on the House floor.
This could be the week House Republicans consider voting out their leader Speaker Mike Johnson but so far, the lawmaker promising to force that vote has not done so.
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House Republicans delivered a much-needed, no-holds-barred rejection of Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s power grab on Wednesday, briskly voting down her attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. Her public shaming
Former President Donald Trump has hit out at Representative Majorie Taylor Greene for potentially stirring "chaos" that could jeopardize his election chances by pursuing her failed attempt to oust Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.Greene, a favorite of Trump's MAGA movement, has been lobbying for Johnson's removal since he allowed military aid for Ukraine to pass through Congress, arguing that the speaker is a member of "the uniparty" and should lose his job like former House Speaker Kevin...
When Marjorie Taylor Greene's long-simmering attempt to dethrone House Speaker Mike Johnson finally began in earnest yesterday, its immediate failure pleased those among us who find her both a figure of fun and a malign presence in public life. But there's an excremental lining on the silver cloud. — Read the rest
House Republicans delivered a much-needed, no-holds-barred rejection of
Sure, Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene said she would not pursue her pointless attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson this week. But that was Tuesday. On Wednesday, she decided to go for it after all. According to Politico reporter Olivia Beavers—and every other congressional reporter furiously tweeting in disbelief that Greene is actually doing this thing—the congresswoman took to the floor shortly after 5 PM ET to announce that heck yeah, she wants a full-blown GOP civil war. ...
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to vacate Mike Johnson from his House speakership role is not in Donald Trump's best interests, warned Representative Bob Good, who chairs the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, on Sunday.Greene, a Georgia Republican, plans to call for a vote on her previously unprivileged motion to vacate Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, she said last Wednesday. She announced the motion to vacate in March after Johnson worked with Democrats to pass a bill to fund the...
Marjorie Taylor Greene lost her battle to vacate the speaker’s chair last week. But her civil war against Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t letting up, and the crusade could strain her relationship with the evangelicals with whom she's typically aligned. Greene has been going off on Johnson throughout the week, bashing his photo-op at Donald Trump's hush money trial and claiming Johnson should have remained in Washington to act on right-wing priorities — such as defunding special counsel Jack Smith....
Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday confronted Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson for causing a "disruption" amid the 2024 election.Greene, a Georgia Republican, announced last week that she planned to call a vote on her previously unprivileged motion to vacate Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, sparking criticism from several members of the GOP who warned the move may be damaging to the party. However, on Wednesday Democrats joined Republicans in...