Greene Seeks to Oust House Speaker Johnson Over Anger at Bipartisanship
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Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to remove Mike Johnson as House Speaker, angered over his work with Democrats on a government funding deal. She sees it as a "betrayal" of Republican voters.
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Greene warned this is the start of a process to "take our time and find a new speaker" more aligned with the Republican majority.
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Johnson became the first House Speaker from Louisiana last fall, representing the state's 4th Congressional District.
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Republicans have only a razor thin majority, so removing Johnson risks letting Democrats elect their leader Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker.
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Some Republicans oppose ousting Johnson because it could put a Democrat in charge of the House.