Freedom Caucus ideologue MTG has made it clear that she does not want Speaker Johnson to remain in the position and she will lead the charge to oust him from the speakership.
But it looks like her effort was dashed ……Johnson was saved by the Dems….
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson was met with boos, laughter, and 359 votes against in the House on Wednesday, quelling the Georgia Republican’s long-threatened revolt. Greene’s measure won the support of only 10 other Republicans and 32 Democrats, 163 of whom backed keeping Johnson while seven voted present. GOP members booed as Greene introduced her measure earlier in the day, the Washington Post reports. When Majority Whip Steve Scalise immediately moved to kill it, nearly all members yelled their approval, with only the voices of Greene and GOP Rep. Thomas Massie heard to say “nay.” Laughter followed.
“This is the uniparty for the American people watching,” Greene said as she was being booed. Afterward, Johnson expressed appreciation to the members who declined to end his speakership after six months. “Hopefully, this is the end of the personality politics and the frivolous character assassination that has defined the 118th Congress,” he said. “It’s regrettable, it’s not who we are as Americans, and we’re better than this.” He had the support of Donald Trump, who posted online Wednesday that “this is not the time” for a motion to vacate. Trump called Johnson a “good man who is trying very hard,” per CBS News.
ohnson and Greene had met a couple of times this week, though he denied negotiating with her to keep the job. Demands by Greene and Massie, per the Post, included that Johnson act to:
- Allow no more aid to be sent to Ukraine this year.
- Put only bills on the floor that most Republicans support.
- Move to defund all Justice Department investigations of Trump.
- Pass a dozen individual spending bills or institute a 1% reduction across government agencies.
Johnson did not give the pair an answer.
Did Trump in his insistence that the GOP unite help save Johnson’s job?
Did the Dems save Johnson’s speakership out of the kindness in their hearts?
Did the Dems get anything for their help?
Is MTG done with her symbolic antics?
How much more time will be wasted in the attempts to make a Speaker resign?
Do they not realize that the country is circling the drain and they play games.
Once again please tell me what we pay these slugs to do.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
It would be swell if the dems and the republicans could join forces in an effort to emasculate the Putin Party altogether.
Keep dreaming of better days….the Dems are gutless and need the “Putin Party’ as a whipping boy. chuq
We can’t govern if some of my fellow republicans think it is a matter of saying “no” to this, “no” to that. I am disappointed that so many republicans did support her effort. The answer to the border crisis is to get control of the matter using different legislative strategies. That does not include ditching Johnson. We must ditch Biden and democrats who ignore the border rises on election day and with recalls in their districts. You don’t merely ditch Johnson. You win support from districts representaed by these dismissive no border problem democrats.
Sounds like a sound strategy….but I do not see that kind of commitment from the GOP these days….this was just another waste of time and effort. chuq
Trump’s sticky fingers are all over this. Johnson demanded an end to all investigations into trump’s criminal activities two days ago, almost certainly in exchange for trump supporting him as speaker.
Tit for tat…..sounds like DC alright. chuq
Every time I see anything about MTG, I gasp in amazement that she is still in office, and that people actually voted for her. Incredible. She is a benchmark for crass stupidity.
Best wishes, Pete.
Does not speak well of her voters in Georgia….chuq