Greene meets with House Speaker Johnson
FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram reports on a two-hour meeting between Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and House Speaker Mike Johnson regarding a “special report.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appears to be reversing her threat this week to force a vote to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana).
“We’ve had conversations in the speaker’s office, and now the ball is in Mike Johnson’s court,” Greene told reporters Tuesday along with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). .
After a two-hour meeting on Monday afternoon, the two spoke with Prime Minister Johnson for about an hour and a half on Tuesday, outlining a list of demands for him that included further aid to Ukraine and an end to special aid funding. did. Attorney Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Trump.
They also gave assurances that Johnson would not bring any legislation to the floor without support from a majority of the House Republican conference and if a deal on government funding for fiscal year 2025 is not reached by September 1. It also requires a commitment to cut federal spending. 30.
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Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie may backtrack this week on their push to force a vote to remove Johnson from the House of Representatives. (Getty Images)
“He understands that he has to be the Republican speaker of the House. The things we’ve discussed and leaked to the press are very simple, and they are things that will serve the American people. Those things. ‘The majority is of service to those who gave us life,’ Green said.
This comes after Mr Green and Mr Massey held a press conference last week in which they announced they would aim to force a vote on the motion to vacate the chair this week. A removal motion is a procedural measure, and under current rules only one member can request a vote from the entire House to remove the Speaker.
But the pair gave no details on Tuesday of what they planned to do next or whether they would meet with Mr Johnson again.
Asked how long Johnson would have to comply with the demands, Green told reporters: “I didn’t give a specific timeline, but it’s pretty short,” adding that he expected results soon. added that it was “unrealistic”.
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Mr Johnson has met with two conservatives in the past two days. (Getty Images)
Massey said he told Johnson, “If his plan is to drag it out until this pressure is off, to drag it out for weeks and days without moving in our direction, that’s much better. Good.” It would be a waste for him and for us to vote this way and get his support. ”
“But if it becomes clear that he’s just trying to prolong this issue, we’ll do him a favor. We’ll do you a favor. We’ll do a Republican a favor. ” he later added.
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When asked if he was looking forward to a third meeting with Johnson, Green said: “I’m going to go to Johnson’s office and say, ‘Here are my action items, and this is what I’m going to do. ‘I expect that will require a meeting, right?’
“We’re discussing ideas and proposals. That’s what I do all the time with all members, so it’s nothing unusual,” Johnson told reporters about the second meeting.
Rep. Paul Gosar is the third House Republican to push for Johnson’s ouster. (Getty Images)
Greene, Massey, and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) are the only three Republicans actively pushing for Johnson’s ouster over his handling of foreign aid and government spending.
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This is the product of long-simmering concerns among conservatives who have felt ignored by Mr Johnson on key parts of the bill. They accuse him of not working hard enough for Republican priorities and instead acquiescing to a Democratic-controlled White House and Senate.
Mr Johnson has repeatedly stressed that his historically small majority currently stands at just one seat and controls one-half of one-third of the government.
