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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday that House Speaker Mike Johnson “betrayed” Republican voters after the House approved new aid to Ukraine and will vote to remove him if he does not resign. he threatened.
“Mike Johnson’s speech is over. He needs to do the right thing and resign and allow us to move forward in a managed process. If he doesn’t, he will be fired.” ,” Green said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”
After months of resisting consideration of a foreign aid bill in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Johnson on Saturday teamed up with Democrats to advance a $95 billion foreign aid plan, including $61 billion for Ukraine and regional partners. It is. The bill, which passed with the support of 210 Democrats and 101 Republicans, now heads to the Senate for final approval this week.
If Mr Green and his allies make good on their threat to force a vote to oust him as speaker, Mr Johnson will almost certainly have to rely on Democrats for relief.
The Georgia hardliner is one of at least three Republicans who have said they support a move to oust Johnson. Mr. Johnson’s majority is so small that he cannot afford to lose Republicans on partisan votes.
Although Mr. Johnson insists he has not asked Democrats to cooperate, Republican leaders believe they can count on their support to swiftly defeat a motion to vacate the speaker’s seat across the aisle, and the sentiment remains strong. may have strengthened Johnson’s confidence moving forward. With his plans.
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Johnson speaks after Democrats vote in favor of foreign aid bill
It remains to be seen whether Democrats will give him a lifeline. But they have expressed a desire to save Mr. Johnson, especially after he defied the right to move forward with a foreign aid package much like the one passed by the Senate.
Congressman Ro Khanna said Sunday he would vote against the motion to remove Johnson from the speakership. “I’m a progressive Democrat, and I think there are some progressive Democrats who would do the same thing,” Khanna said on ABC’s “This Week.”
“While I disagree with Speaker Johnson on many issues and have been highly critical of him, he did the right thing here and deserves to remain in office until the end of this term.” the California Democrat added. Not all politics needs to be transactional. ”
Asked on Saturday why she held off on her motion to resign, Greene insisted on Sunday that “I’ve always been responsible for this,” but suggested her resignation would happen.
“All of this was made possible because of Mike Johnson’s betrayal,” Green said.
Johnson ruled out expulsion on Saturday night. “I’m not walking around this building worrying about an eviction motion,” he said after the foreign aid package was passed.
“I’ve got to do my job. … I’ve done what I believe is right here to enable the House to do its will. And as I said, You’re doing the right thing and you can put your chips where they belong.”
CNN’s Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Rashad Rose contributed to this report.
