Greene won't move against Johnson just yet
Source: Roll Call
Posted May 6, 2024 at 7:23pm
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will not move to oust Speaker Mike Johnson Monday night and will instead continue to talk with him following a nearly two-hour meeting between the two and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., earlier in the day.
With House Democratic leadership vowing to vote to table Greenes motion, it appears unlikely that Johnson is in any real danger of the fate that befell former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., at least for now.
Greene, R-Ga., said she would huddle with Johnson, R-La., again Tuesday morning. She introduced a resolution to vacate the speakers chair in March but has not moved to make it privileged, which would require a vote within two legislative days.
I just had a long discussion with the speaker in his office about ways to move forward for a Republican-controlled House of Representatives, she said. Were talking to him again tomorrow based on our discussion today, and Ill have more information.
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bucolic_frolic
(43,797 posts)and she's got neither.
BumRushDaShow
(130,983 posts)due to the bumbling fool that she is.
bucolic_frolic
(43,797 posts)DemocraticPatriot
(4,590 posts)She wants to hold this over his head forever. Enoungh of the nothing-burger!
Novara
(5,914 posts)She's a famewhore.
Irish_Dem
(49,529 posts)She knows she doesn't have the votes but it just pulling stunt after stunt
for the publicity and attention.
It is all performance art.
Novara
(5,914 posts)There's no art involved.
Rhiannon12866
(208,243 posts)Even though she hadn't even been sworn in yet.
Irish_Dem
(49,529 posts)She thinks she can become so popular the DOJ won't touch her.
onetexan
(13,126 posts)Ray Bruns
(4,159 posts)marble falls
(58,313 posts)multigraincracker
(32,885 posts)Roid Rage. Wont be pretty.
Wonder Why
(3,509 posts)prodigitalson
(2,507 posts)louis-t
(23,341 posts)in his face.
SKKY
(11,872 posts)....she's all hat and no cattle.
Kaleva
(36,499 posts)republianmushroom
(14,306 posts)BaronChocula
(1,694 posts)is negotiating for her list of people to impeach. Or for a cask of the blood of newborns.
PortTack
(32,885 posts)Will get fed up and not support him when she pulls the trigger.
LetMyPeopleVote
(146,610 posts)Maga Mike caved into to MTG's demands
Link to tweet
https://www.rawstory.com/johnson-demands-all-trump-prosecutions-cease-vows-to-use-congress-in-every-possible-way/
Johnson's remarks late Tuesday morning came at the exact same time Stormy Daniels was giving sworn testimony about her alleged sexual relationship with Trump in a Manhattan Superior Court case. The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee is on trial for 34 felonies related to falsification of business records when he allegedly paid hush money to the adult film star then covered up those payments in what prosecutors say was election interference.
"President Trump has done nothing wrong here and he continues to be the target of endless lawfare," Speaker Johnson told reporters Tuesday during an official House news conference (video below). "It has to stop. And you're gonna see the United States Congress address this in every possible way that we can, because we need accountability. Ultimately, at the end of the day, it's bigger than President Trump. It's about the people's faith in our system of justice. And we're gonna get down to the bottom of it. All these cases need to be dropped, because they are a threat to our system."
Johnson's remarks also come as he faces an ouster threat from far-right MAGA Republican Christian nationalist Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Speaker, who repeatedly has said he speaks to Trump frequently, spent the weekend at the ex-president's Florida resort and residence, Mar-a-Lago. He also traveled there just weeks ago as Greene's threats were heating up. Trump and Johnson held a joint press conference on "election integrity," an image some say was a show of strength and support from the leader of his party.
prodigitalson
(2,507 posts)it'll be interesting to how crazy they get, and for Hakeem Jeffries to have johnson's johnson in a vice
i saw he said today he would do whatever he could to stop tfg's trials from happenning, knowing full well he can't do jack shit about anything in those regards