Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced Tuesday that she will support Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) for speaker of the House, given that Greene has sometimes been at odds. , a notable victory for the Louisiana Republican. Johnson.
“This is what I'm asking my colleagues to do: swallow your pride, put your ego aside, put your infighting aside,” Green says. stated in a video posted on. “It's time to come together as a Republican Party. It's time to do whatever it takes to ensure we accomplish the mission the American people have given us.”
“That's why I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I can't wait to get started. I'm voting for Mike Johnson,” she continued. “I want to look forward with hope and do my best.”
MPs are convening at midday to elect a speaker, leaving Johnson with little room to defect as he wants to keep the gavel.
Mr Green has not always seen eye-to-eye with Mr Johnson, particularly when he tried to remove Mr Johnson as chair last year after he tabled a motion to vacate the country, demanding more financial aid for Ukraine and no warrant for the country. He expressed dissatisfaction with issues such as the reauthorization of surveillance authority. . That effort was largely unsuccessful.
That did not stop Mr Johnson from criticizing him, though he said he would not rule out voting for him as Speaker in November. The two met privately later that month, a source told The Hill at the time that it was “productive.”
Green nods to his rocky relationship with Johnson in the video, saying, “You've all seen me sometimes disagree with Mike Johnson. You've seen me fight him sometimes. At the same time, she admitted, “You're tired and tired and tired of all the drama and garbage coming out of Washington, D.C.”
“Everyone at home, myself included, is ready to wait for the drama to end,” she later added.
