Greene claims she threatened Johnson with motion to vacate over border deal

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

01/13/24 7:50 AM ET


Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she spoke with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Friday, threatening him with a motion to vacate over the border deal he struck with Democrats.

“In my meeting with him yesterday and many other members of Congress, I let Speaker Johnson know that in no way shape and form will I support any type of [continuing resolution.],” Greene told former White House adviser Steve Bannon in an interview.

“I told him yesterday in his office that I would vacate the chair that that is absolutely unacceptable,” she added. “And we actually have the power of the first, we’re the ones that are in control and we need to control the negotiation. I reiterated those same points this morning so the ball is in his court.”

Her comments come after Johnson told the press in a brief statement that he achieved an agreement that would avert a partial government shutdown next week when some spending lapses on Jan. 19.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4406698-greene-threatened-johnson-motion-to-vacate-over-border-deal/

[MiHale]

1. I wish someone would vacate on her..

[marble falls]

7. I keep wishing her voting constituency would just finally rapture up. Or down, whichever is appropriate.

[MiHale]

9. 👍

[sop]

10. You mean evacuate on her?

[pazzyanne]

11. mtg is a vacant human being replica.

Just skin and all mouth with a pea sized brain. That is all!

[Walleye]

2. I'm really sick of hearing about the "power of the purse". 👛 Their bills have to pass the senate, do they know that?

[SlimJimmy]

14. That's true, but the negotiated bill still needs to come back to the House for approval,

so they still have some negotiation power when the ball is in their court. That's what we're seeing in the House now. Until it's approved by both chambers, the bill won't make it to the President's desk.

[Walleye]

21. I think some believe they have some sort of absolute power and try to present ultimatums.I don't think it works

[SlimJimmy]

31. They don't. No matter which party is in the majority, it will always be a negotiation

when the chambers are split.

I think some believe they have some sort of absolute power

[Walleye]

32. I just hope MGT and Co. are aware of that

[SlimJimmy]

33. True.

[marble falls]

3. Absolutely no scintilla of compassion or empathy in that cold, cold heart. She is a psychopath ...

... she recognizes no other human but herself.

[Chipper Chat]

17. What she did to David Hogg is proof of this.

[marble falls]

27. And how. She's a bully.

[BootOutTheGoons]

4. All the steroids have melted Large Marge's brains

If she ever had a brain

[bucolic_frolic]

6. lol you stole my thought

steroids, obviously

[2naSalit]

13. Steroids...

And an already control-freakish nature are not a good mix on the sidewalk, in Congress... this is what it looks like.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. The miracle of steroids

That throaty gravely grating growl is the tip off. Bobcat could do no better.

[TexasTowelie]

8. Of course the moment after MTG made that statement

a handful of House Democrats stated that they would step in to support Johnson if a vote to vacate the Speakership occurred. That's the way to shove it to MTG and render her powerless.

[PortTack]

29. Ha ha ha!!

[Lasher]

36. This is an important point.

A few extremist MAGA types have been running the show in the House. This could be the way they get shut down.

[machoneman]

12. MAGAT women using balls a lot. Mace, now MTG. What gives?

[bucolic_frolic]

16. I'm thinking a subliminal aimed at all women to grow a pair and side with Republican men

on anti-abortion and the barefoot-and-pregnant crowd. It's a mental gender change for political reasons.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

15. MTG has the audacity to pretend she is SoTH.

Her idle threats damages further ANY amount of credibility the House Republicans may have had. Where she goes, and what she speaks, CHAOS follows!

[Vinca]

18. It's more than amusing Democrats have the power to save his holy behind.

If he dumps the agreement in place, I'm sure they won't.

[ificandream]

19. I still think Dems should have saved Kevin McCarthy.

McCarthy would have been a lot more bendable than Johnson.

[PortTack]

30. Totally agree!

[wryter2000]

35. Same here

He was vaguely in touch with reality, and they weren't going to replace him with someone better. He might have even decided to let Dems pass good legislation and then save his butt over and over and over and over.

[Ray Bruns]

20. Vacate the chair! Vacate the chair! Cmon Marge, just do it.

[no_hypocrisy]

22. Mike, call her bluff, because

she can make the motion, but she doesn't have the votes THIS time.

Yeah, Mike is a MAGAt, but the Dems want to pass a budget. They'll tolerate him for another year until they get the majority -- and change the rules to vacate back to more than one vote.

[PortTack]

25. Johnson will pass it...he knows it's bad to shut the government down in an election year

Miserable green luvs to shoot her mouth off

[Hotler]

23. Our anonymous moderate Dems will rush to Mike's aid.

https://democraticunderground.com/10143179205

[Hekate]

24. MTG is an utterly toxic thug

[marble falls]

26. Wouldn't a list of who she hasn't threatened by a short read?

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

28. She seems nice.

eom

[wryter2000]

34. Let's see who he really believes in

God or Marjory Taylor Greene.

[coffeebeforepants]

37. She Probably has to keep reminding herself

that "motion to vacate" doesn't mean shitting herself