Dems say they’ll save Johnson from MTG ouster

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – House Speaker Mike Johnson’s future could soon come up for a vote on the House floor.

Some GOP lawmakers are looking to remove him as speaker.

Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says it’s time for House Speaker Mike Johnson to go.

“Mike Johnson is not capable of that job. He has proven it over and over again,” Greene said.

Greene and Kentucky Republican Congressman Thomas Massie are moving forward with their plan to take the gavel from Johnson.

“Mike Johnson alone can save us from that ultimate outcome, if he would step down,” Massie said.

Greene originally filed the motion to oust the speaker in March, after he worked to pass a government funding bill with the help of Democrats.

“Mike Johnson is giving them everything they want,” Greene said.

Their beef with Johnson reached a boiling point when he relied on Democrats to help him pass a major foreign aid package that included money for Ukraine.

“The Democrats coming out embracing Mike Johnson with a warm hug and a big, wet, sloppy kiss,” Greene said.

Speaker Johnson brushed off Greene’s sharpened threat to force a vote to oust him from his post, in an interview set to air in full Wednesday on NewsNation’s “The Hill.”

“I don’t think she is proving to be, no,” Johnson said in a preview of the interview, which was taped Tuesday night, when asked if he thinks Greene is a “serious lawmaker.”

Johnson became speaker after House Republicans ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October.

At that time, House Democrats voted against McCarthy. This time, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats will help save Johnson’s job.

“This is a vote of conscience,” Jeffries said.

Greene plans to force a vote next week.

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