Marjorie Taylor Greene Vows To Move To Oust Mike Johnson Next Week; Democrats Say They Will Save Him

By Rick Martin May 02 2024, 02:08 AM EDT

Marjorie Taylor Greene vowed to force a vote to Oust Speaker Mike Johnson next week. However, in a move to prevent further chaos, Democrats have vowed to bail him out.

"I think every member of Congress needs to take that vote and let the chips fall where they may and so next week, I am going to be calling this motion to vacate. Absolutely, calling it," she told reporters in a news conference outside the Capitol. This announcement puts weeks of speculation about whether or not she would actually try to remove the Republican House Speaker from office.

The move would bring more pressure on Johnson and a major showdown between Greene and her fellow far-right House Republicans against moderates and probably even the Democrats as her moves once again threaten to cripple Congress.

Meanwhile, Speaker Johnson, who like Greene is also considered a MAGA Republican, stood defiant, releasing a statement after the Georgia congresswoman's press conference, saying, "This motion is wrong for the Republican Conference, wrong for the institution, and wrong for the country."

CNN noted that Greene may be defying Donald Trump as she moves to oust the MAGA speaker. Trump has defended Johnson but Greene claims that she is doing this for the former president's agenda.

"I'm the biggest supporter of President Trump," she told reporters when asked if she is defying her dear leader. "I fight for his agenda every single day, and that's why I'm fighting here against my own Republican conference."

Greene was also asked if she would try again should she fail in the vote next week, and she just answered, "I haven't made a decision on that yet."

Democrats May Come to Mike Johnson's Aid in Feud With Marjorie Taylor Greene

When Matt Gaetz ousted Kevin McCarthy, the entire US government was affected by the chaos in the House. To prevent that chaos from happening again, Democrats are signaling that they might help the embattled MAGA speaker out.

House Democratic leadership also reacted to Greene's announcement, saying that her motion to vacate "will not succeed," and added that "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. At the same time, House Democrats have aggressively pushed back against MAGA extremism. We will continue to do just that."

This triggered Greene, who stated that Mike Johnson was not capable of doing that job. He has proven it over and over again. Now we have (Democratic House Minority Leader) Hakeem Jeffries coming out over and over again, embracing Mike Johnson with a warm hug and a big, wet sloppy kiss."

Republican Lawmaker Blasts Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Other Far-Right Republicans

Several Republicans have now come out to slam their Republican colleagues, including Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, who called them "some real scumbags" during an interview on CNN.

Gonzalez is one of the many House Republicans who came to Johnson's defense. He blasted the far-right wing of the party, including Greene and Arizona Republican Paul Gosar, who are among the loudest voices in trying to oust the embattled Republican speaker. He also slammed Gaetz, who was accused of ousting former Speaker Kevin McCarthy because the then-Speaker allowed a House Ethics investigation against Gaetz to be pushed through. Gaetz is accused of sex trafficking and having sex with a minor.

"It's my absolute honor to be in Congress, but I serve with some real scumbags," Gonzalez told CNN. "Matt Gaetz, he paid minors to have sex with him at drug parties. Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) endorsed my opponent, a known neo-Nazi. These people used to walk around in white hoods at night. Now they're walking around with white hoods in the daytime."

This article is owned by Latin Post.

Written by: Rick Martin

WATCH: House Speaker Mike Johnson faces potential ousting attempt led by Marjorie Taylor Greene - ABC News