Some Republicans have expressed support for House Speaker Mike Johnson after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to depose him.
A number of Republicans have come out in support of House Speaker Mike Johnson ( R- La. ) in response to a move by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ( R- Ga. ) demanding his resignation.
Ms. Greene filed a motion to depart on March 22, seeking to remove Mr. Johnson from his management role in stress over a$ 1.2 trillion spending offer Congress passed to prevent a shutdown.
” There’s not a time limit on this, it does n’t have to be forced”, she said. ” But I’m not saying that it wo n’t happen in two weeks, or it wo n’t happen”.
Mr. Johnson’s father, past House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ( R- Calif. ), was toppled from the place in October 2023 as a consequence of a movement to depart.
In response to Ms. Greene’s action, some Republicans expressed their support for Mr. Johnson.
‘ I Have With Mike Johnson ‘
Rep. Clay Higgins ( R- La. ) took to social media to make a situation for “why every Republican if help” Mr. Johnson, whom he called a “deeply principled” person.
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” I stand with Mike Johnson”, Mr. Higgins continued, adding that Mr. Johnson is “maybe the single man” capable of leading the GOP through “dark and demanding times” with a thin, one- vote majority in the House and a Democrat- managed Senate and White House.
Mr. Higgins called on his GOP associates to “unanimously resist” the movement to depart.
Other Republicans said they would n’t support Ms. Greene’s motion to vacate, though some, like Rep. Tim Burchett ( R- Tenn. ), expressed frustration with Mr. Johnson’s handling of the government funding bill.
” I do n’t think it’s the right time” to push for Mr. Johnson’s ouster, Mr. Burchett, told reporters Friday afternoon. He warned that a premature pay to replace a Democratic speech was side Democrats a win in an election time.
” If we did it right now we’d elect]Democratic Leader ] Hakeem Jeffries as speaker”, he said.
Back of Friday’s vote, Mr. Gaetz said that when he moved to remove Mr. McCarthy, he “made a promise to the nation that we would not end up with a Democrat speech”.
Some had strong words of condemnation for Ms. Greene over her walk.
While Mr. Johnson has n’t addressed the controversy surrounding Ms. Greene’s motion, his spokesperson said he’s attuned to the concerns of his fellow Republicans.
” Speaker Johnson often listens to the concerns of people, but is focused on governing”, director Raj Shah said in a statement to some media sources. ” He will continue to push conservative legislation that secures our border, strengthens our national defense and demonstrates how we’ll grow our majority”.
Meanwhile, some Democrats said they would vote to save Mr. Johnson from being toppled.
Rep. Tom Suozzi ( D- N. Y. ) told CNN on March 22 that he would vote to keep Mr. Johnson in the top job in the House and urged his fellow Democrats to do the same.
” I do not support Speaker Johnson, but I will never stand by and let]Ms. Greene ] take over the people’s House”, he said.
Greene’s Motion to Vacate
Ms. Greene filed the motion to vacate as members of the House voted to fund the remaining 70 percent of the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year.
The funding package, comprising six appropriations bills, was introduced on March 21, a day ahead of the deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Despite opposition from most of the House Republican conference, the measure passed under a suspension of the rules in a 286–134 vote.
After the vote, Ms. Greene spoke to reporters outside of the Capitol, revealing that she had filed the motion.
” This is a betrayal of the American people. This is a betrayal of the Republican voters”, she said, adding that , her purpose in filing the motion was not to” throw the House into chaos”.
” Committees will continue doing their work, investigations will continue. … I support Republicans holding the majority next conference, but we need a speaker of the House that knows how to negotiate, knows how to walk in the room, knows how to hold the line, and knows how to defend America first and the values and the policies that President Trump will bring”, she said.
Ms. Greene’s move recalled the tumultuous weeks that followed Mr. McCarthy’s ouster.
Without a chair, no legislative work could be conducted, and the GOP infighting in selecting a new speaker threatened to tear the party apart.
Ms. Greene’s office confirmed to The Epoch Times that her motion was not privileged, meaning that it will not require a floor vote within two legislative days.
” This is not personal against Mike Johnson”, Ms. Greene said. ” He’s a very good man and I have respect for him as a person, but he is not doing the job. The proof is in the vote count today”.
The Epoch Times has contacted Mr. Johnson’s office for comment.
Jacob Burg, Samantha Flom, Joseph Lord, and Jackson Richman contributed to this report.
