House Democrats ended any chance of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ousting Speaker Mike Johnson Tuesday, with party leadership committing in a Tuesday statement to kill any motion to vacate the Republican leader.
House Democrats ended any chance of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ousting Speaker Mike Johnson Tuesday, with party leadership committing in a Tuesday statement to kill any motion to vacate the Republican leader.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass) and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) declared that Democrats were ready “to turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction.”
“We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair,” they said. “If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed.”
Johnson (R-La.) said in a press conference afterward that he was caught off guard by the announcement and had not discussed the move with Jeffries or made any side deals on future legislation.
“I’ve not requested assistance from anyone,” he said. “There’s no deals at all.”
Greene (R-Ga.) was undaunted and called on Johnson in response to resign and change his party affiliation to vote for “every other Democrat wishlist item he’s handed over” to the opposition.
“If the Democrats want to elect him Speaker (and some Republicans want to support the Democrats’ chosen Speaker), I’ll give them the chance to do it,” she taunted.
“I’m a big believer in recorded votes because putting Congress on record allows every American to see the truth and provides transparency to our votes.
