Marjorie Taylor Greene files surprise motion to oust Speaker Johnson
Manu Raju Melanie Zanona Annie Grayer
By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Kristin Wilson, CNN
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Updated 12:15 PM EDT, Fri March 22, 2024


Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a motion to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership, according to sources familiar with the matter, amid anger about the government funding bill.

The House would have to consider Greene’s motion within two legislative days after she is recognized. The chamber is heading for a two-week recess, and Greene told reporters she would not call up the resolution on Friday, which means the clock to force a vote has not started.

Asked for a reaction by CNN, Johnson didn’t respond, dismissing the question with a wave.

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After Greene filed the motion, she was swarmed by her Republican colleagues. A source close to the conversations told CNN that a number of fellow GOP lawmakers were trying to convince the Georgia Republican not to bring the motion. Two of the lawmakers who were there, GOP Reps. Barry Loudermilk and Kat Cammack, were observed to be in an extended conversation with Greene.

Part of the argument to Greene from her Republican colleagues is that if she goes through with this, it could lead to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries inadvertently becoming speaker, a source who witnessed the conversations told CNN.

The chaos continues.

Let the Radical Right Wing shut the Government down...let Americans feel the results of a RRW agenda...

Then vote every RW politician out of office and take back our country.

The American voters are still in control of the UNITED STATES and we have a golden opportunity to show the RRW, that the majority of Americans are still in charge.

VOTE THEM OUT..!

...and never elect a Radical RWer again.

I can’t stop laughing at the FAIL show.

We will be decades cleansing MAGA from our political system.

I heard her speak about it and she said (and I"m paraphrasing) I'm firing a shot across the bow..... Those were not her words....


Lets me honest, she a media HO. Loves being in front of the camara...

Yep, she's a politician.

When you watch the likes of Jordan, MTG, Boebert, Comer and some others on the far right trying to compare all politicians as "being the same" is not legitimate.

I was more agreeing with Daman and saying that they all love being in front of a camera. Nothing more than that.

MTG is like the chick busting through the saloon door. Tight wranglers and legwarmers. Walks straight up the bar, grabs some chick by the hair, slams her head into the rail, stares around the room, turns around and walks out with wide eyes and a scowl.

It's weird, it's insane, it's almost scary at times.

It's always a lot of fun to watch. 🤣

Aye your girl gonna win her primary in Colorado?

She better. We can't afford that cabin in the mountains on my salary. I could barely pay cash for that bearskin rug once Bidenomics kicked in.

Lmao word, bro. Plus she definitely knows how to keep a man warm up in those mountains hahaha

And there's a theater right down the hill.

Man, that's wild. Their majority is even slimmer now, too, so it would only take a few to have him kicked. Crazy.

I bet she could get two sticks to light up in record time.

That depends on who the sticks belong to.

She’ll end up screwing Ukraine with this move I think. I look for dems and moderate Rs to stop her.

True, but you gotta admit, she's an extreme..

It may also be depending on location. I mean a nice movie theater would be a good place to start that fire!

FATE said go big or go home. Word on the street is he’s bout to take her on a date to see Disney on Ice.