Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker [View all]
Source: NBC
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, three sources with knowledge of the move told NBC News, doing so just as the House voted to avoid a government shutdown.
Johnson, R-La., has served as speaker for five months, having taken over for Kevin McCarthy who was ousted from the top job under a similar process.
It was not immediately clear how the House would act on her motion, which requires just a majority vote to remove the speaker. Greene, R-Ga., did not file the motion as privileged — which would force a vote within two legislative days — but instead as a regular motion, which could be referred to a committee where it would likely languish.
The House is set to leave for a two-week recess on Friday and won't consider the motion until after it returns, an official familiar with the process told NBC News.
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