MTG’s Not “Backing Down” On Bid To Oust Johnson

Playbook reports:

“He has completely sold out the Republican voters who gave us the majority,” MTG wrote just yesterday. “His days as Speaker are numbered.” Still, that threat is much more nebulous than the one she previously made.

We’ve tried to reach Greene for five days now seeking clarification. Her office won’t detail her plans or even say whether she still intends to force this vote this week. Only when we confronted her aide late last night with our reporting — that most senior House Republicans we spoke to this weekend are starting to believe she’s backing off entirely, at least until after Election Day — did we get a response.

“That’s absurd,” deputy chief of staff Nick Dyer said, adding that they’re “not going to tell the press” MTG’s timeline. “Anyone who is saying she is backing down is high, drunk, or simply out of their mind.”

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