Several conservative House lawmakers told Fox News Digital that they believe Democratic leaders are trying to push Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene into triggering a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.
House conservatives are warily watching their Democratic counterparts after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., led a statement promising to protect Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from a GOP-led ouster threat.
“Some people are wondering if this isn’t like a psy-op, where the Dems are saying we’re going to publicly support you because they want, at the end of the day, for him to be vacated?” Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
House Democratic leaders released a joint statement on Tuesday declaring they would block a House-wide vote on ousting Johnson by voting to table the measure, known as a motion to vacate the chair. It’s a procedural hurdle that takes place before the main vote which, if successful, would block the House from voting on the motion itself.Greene leading effort
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is leading GOP rebel threats to trigger a vote on removing Johnson from House leadership in protest of his bipartisan efforts on government funding and foreign aid.
Several more lawmakers who spoke with Fox News Digital wondered aloud whether Democrats’ announcement was a ploy to goad Greene into forcing the vote.
“In some ways, it’s almost like they’re just trying to push her to do it, and I don’t know if that’s the best thing,” Rep.
