Republican firebrand Greene calls for vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson

Firebrand Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene called on Wednesday for a vote on her motion to remove fellow Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership role.

Firebrand Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene called on Wednesday for a vote on her motion to remove fellow Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership role. Greene's effort is unlikely to succeed as she has scant support within her party and top House Democrats have said they would move to protect Johnson to avoid a replay of the chaos that followed in October when Republicans ousted his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy.

Standing flanked by fellow Republican Thomas Massie, Greene criticized Johnson for a string of compromises with Democrats, who hold a majority in the Senate. "Excuses like 'this is just how you have to govern in divided government' are pathetic, weak and unacceptable," Greene said of Johnson. "Even with our razor-thin Republican majority we could have at least secured the border."

Johnson has angered many hardliners within his razor-thin 217-213 Republican majority this year, by enacting bipartisan spending measures to avoid government shutdowns and aid U.S. allies including Ukraine, without insisting on strict security measures for the U.S.-Mexico border that Democrats reject. The situation has bolstered House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, who agreed to save Johnson from ouster after freeing Congress from the roadblock of Republican infighting by delivering crucial Democratic support for must-pass bills.

Greene's bid to seek retribution by unseating the speaker with a "motion to vacate" won support from only two other members of her party: Massie and Representative Paul Gosar.

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