Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reignited her ouster threats against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) one day after he oversaw the passage of a $95 billion foreign aid package, warning that “It’s coming.”
Less than 24 hours after the House passed the foreign aid package that delivers billions in U.S. dollars to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, Greene said Sunday she will not relent from her plan to try and oust Johnson, though she declined to outline specifically the timing or how he will be replaced.
“It’s coming, regardless of what Mike Johnson decides to do,” Greene told Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures. “And we have three more Republicans joining us for the special elections coming up very soon. So people need to know this can happen.”
The passage of the foreign aid bill fulfilled Johnson’s promise to bring the long-stalled aid to Ukraine and other allies to the House floor. Despite Greene’s threats, Johnson’s allies have expressed confidence that he might survive, while even gaining some defense from Democrats who could seek to block the Georgia Republican’s ouster plot.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) told ABC News’s This Week that he would seek to table a motion to vacate and speculated that Johnson could receive backing from a few progressive Democrats, noting, “He did the right thing here and he deserves to keep his job to the end of this term.”
Greene currently has less public backing for her plan to take down Johnson compared to the eight Republicans who voted to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) are so far backing her effort, and more could still come out in support.
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The House is now in recess until April, and Greene did not move to execute her motion to vacate Johnson before the chamber adjourned on Saturday. She has called on Republican constituents from across the nation to make their voices heard on whether they would like to see Johnson remain at his post.
“Mike Johnson’s speakership is over. He needs to do the right thing and resign,” Greene said again on Sunday, adding, “People need to know that this can happen.”
