BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Will File Motion To Vacate Against Speaker Johnson Next Week

During a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) revealed that she would be sticking with her decision to file a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Greene was joined by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), and she refused to disclose who would replace Johnson if he was ousted.

"And so next week, I am going to be calling this motion to vacate," Greene said. "Absolutely. I'm calling it. I can't wait to see Democrats go out and support a Republican Speaker and have to go home to their primaries and have to run for Congress again, having supported a Republican Speaker, a Christian conservative. I think that'll play well."

In response to Greene's announcement, Speaker Mike Johnson remained defiant, telling reporters, "This motion is wrong for the Republican Conference, wrong for the institution, and wrong for the country."

The announcement comes after House Democrats said that they would save Johnson's speakership after he worked with them to pass the $95 billion foreign aid package through the lower chamber. "From the very beginning of this Congress, House Democrats have put people over politics and found bipartisan common ground with traditional Republicans in order to deliver real results," the Democratic leadership said in a statement on Tuesday. "At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come 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. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed."

In response to the Democrats' position, Greene posited that Johnson was working behind closed doors with the Democrats to maintain his position, which he has held for just over six months. "What slimy back room deal did Johnson make for the Democrats' support?" the Georgia lawmaker asked. "He should resign, switch parties, and continue voting for Biden's open border invasion of America, endless wars, full term abortion on demand, trans agenda on children, warrantless spying on the American people, weaponizing government against President Trump and his supporters, and every other Democrat wishlist item he's handed over."

"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. 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," she wrote. "Americans deserve to see the Uniparty on full display. I'm about to give them their coming out party!"

Greene's motion, supported by Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), was introduced last month after Speaker Johnson indicated his intention to bring the foreign aid package to the floor and after the House reauthorized the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) without a warrant requirement.

🚨New: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will call the motion to vacate Johnson next week.
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