MTG Threatens To Call Motion To Oust Mike Johnson

CNN reports:

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bluntly warned Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday that moving ahead with an aid package for Ukraine would be one of “the most egregious things he could do” as she said she was “not backing off at all” over her threat to force a House vote seeking his ouster.

In a phone interview with CNN, the Georgia firebrand said GOP voters were “furious” at Johnson over his recent deal-cutting to keep the government open and suggested that she wouldn’t accept any package that included more funding for Ukraine in its war against Russia, even if it included some border security provisions.

“We cannot get anyone more moderate than Mike Johnson,” Greene said. “I would argue Mike Johnson, we can’t get any further left than Mike Johnson. I think the Democrats might be happier with him than they are with Hakeem Jeffries.”

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New — Spoke with Marjorie Taylor Greene this afternoon who said she’s “not backing off at all” on her push to oust Mike Johnson, whom she plans to speak with on Friday.

And she warned him not to move on Ukraine — particularly under suspension of the rules — and said if he…

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