Johnson has served as speaker of the House for five months. It wasn't immediately clear how the House would respond to the motion.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, three sources with knowledge of the move told NBC News, doing so just as the House voted to avoid a government shutdown.

Johnson, R-La., has served as speaker for five months, having taken over for Kevin McCarthy who was ousted from the top job under a similar process.

  • @Makeitstop@lemmy.world
    25•8 months ago

    While a lot of people are speculating about how this could lead to a Democrat speaker, I think the more likely scenario is that the Dems vote to keep him in office as long as he stops obstructing the most critical stuff, specifically Ukraine aid. Republicans alone are extremely unlikely to oust Johnson, and a failed attempt to do so only weakens the nutjobs.

    MTG is practically handing the Dems the leverage they need to force Johnson to compromise. And if he won’t they need only find three moderate / retiring Republicans willing to pick a more reasonable speaker.

    • HarkMahlberg
      25•8 months ago

      the Dems vote to keep him in office as long as he stops obstructing the most critical stuff, specifically Ukraine aid.

      He’ll agree, then backstab the Democrats the moment they try to get anything done. You can’t trust that filthy fuck.

      they need only find three moderate / retiring Republicans willing to pick a more reasonable speaker.

      I think this is both a better strategy for Democrats and a more likely outcome than Johnson keeping his word.