cnbc: Rep Greene files motion to oust Johnson as speaker

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker

PUBLISHED FRI, MAR 22 202411:57 AM EDTUPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Scott Wong, Julie Tsirkin, Kyle Stewart and Sahil Kapur

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US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, waits to speak during a news conference after a closed-door House Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on February 29, 2024.

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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.

 

It was not immediately clear how the House would act on her motion, which requires just a majority vote to remove the speaker. Greene, R-Ga., did not file the motion as privileged — which would force a vote within two legislative days — but instead as a regular motion, which could be referred to a committee, where it would likely languish.

Greene told reporters that the motion to vacate was more of a warning shot and that she had not discussed it with President Donald Trump.