WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday that she will force a vote to impeach Speaker Mike Johnson next week, emboldening Democrats and the speaker’s GOP allies to step in and save his job.
Wearing a red “MAGA” hat, Greene accused Johnson of betraying the GOP and opposing conservative demands on government funding bills, passing Ukraine aid and authorizing the FISA surveillance program without new authorization requirements.
“So next week, I’m going to call for that proposal to be vacated. I absolutely am,” Greene said at a news conference outside the Capitol. “I can’t wait to see the Democrats come out and support the Republican speaker and go back to their primaries and run for Congress again.”
His renewed threat against Johnson comes a day after Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his Democratic leadership team announced in a rare statement that Democrats would come together to protect Johnson by voting “to the table” or killing Green’s bid to oust the speaker.
Greene has been threatening to take action against the speaker for months, warning him not to transfer emergency foreign aid to Ukraine. thousands of migrants cross the southern border. But after talks with the Johnson White House last month He pushed through a $95 billion national security package This includes aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and a potential ban on the social media app TikTok. President Joe Biden quickly signed the law into law.
“Now we have Hakeem Jeffries and the Democrats coming out and giving Mike Johnson a warm hug and a big, wet kiss. And they’re ready — they’ve endorsed him, they’re ready to endorse him as speaker,” Greene said. “They want to keep it going, keep the band together. Why? Because Mike Johnson gives them everything they want.”
Greene announced Johnson as a member The term “one party” used by Republicans disparaging Republicans who work with Democrats to pass bipartisan measures.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., stood by Greene and defended her against accusations that she did not conduct herself as a serious lawmaker.
“He’s the most serious representative here,” Massie said.
Kyle Stewart contributed.