Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate Mike Johnson as House Speaker on Friday. The move was not popular among her colleagues.
Greene and other far-right Republicans have been livid over Speaker Johnson agreeing to a bipartisan bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown. “No Republican in the House of Representatives in good conscience can vote for this bill,” the Georgia representative railed on the House floor. “It is a complete departure from all of our principles. … This is not a Republican bill.
Greene: This is not a Republican bill. This is a Schumer, Democrat-controlled bill coming from the house majority that is supposed to be controlled by Republicans,.. This bill will tell our voters that this majority is a failureThe House Freedom Caucus, of which Greene is no longer a member, held a press conference earlier Friday morning to express their displeasure with the bill. “This is capitulation,” Rep. Andy Biggs said. “This is surrender.” The group’s chairman, Rep.
“If we vacated this Speaker, we’d end up with a Democrat,” Rep. Matt Gaetz said. “When I vacated the last one, I made a promise to the country that we would not end up with the Democrat Speaker. And I was right. I couldn’t make that promise again.”last October. McCarthy’s ouster sent Republicans into a weeks-long tailspin as they repeatedly tried and failed to put forth a replacement the entire party supported.
Greene’s motion could once again descend the GOP into a dysfunctional mess — moreso than it already is, anyway — right as election season starts to kick into gear. She insisted to reported, however, that the move is “more of a warning and a pink slip” and that she does “not wish to inflict pain on our conference and throw the House in chaos.”
“I filed the motion to vacate today but it’s more of a warning and a pink slip … I do not wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw the House in chaos.”Over 1,000 Jewish Creatives and Professionals Have Now Denounced Jonathan Glazer’s 'Zone of Interest' Oscars Speech in Open Letter Rose Hanbury Just Broke Her Silence on the Prince William Affair RumorsTo help keep your account secure, please log-in again.
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