Greene won't move against Johnson just yet

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Roll Call

Posted May 6, 2024 at 7:23pm


Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will not move to oust Speaker Mike Johnson Monday night and will instead continue to talk with him following a nearly two-hour meeting between the two and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., earlier in the day.

With House Democratic leadership vowing to vote to table Greene’s motion, it appears unlikely that Johnson is in any real danger of the fate that befell former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., at least for now.

Greene, R-Ga., said she would huddle with Johnson, R-La., again Tuesday morning. She introduced a resolution to vacate the speaker’s chair in March but has not moved to make it privileged, which would require a vote within two legislative days.

“I just had a long discussion with the speaker in his office about ways to move forward for a Republican-controlled House of Representatives,” she said. “We’re talking to him again tomorrow based on our discussion today, and I’ll have more information.”

Read more: https://rollcall.com/2024/05/06/greene-wont-move-against-johnson-just-yet/

[bucolic_frolic]

1. MTG is trying to convince herself she has the votes to oust him, or pass her agendas

and she's got neither.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. She was trying to do a "Matt Gaetz" and out-loon him but found herself ineffective at even doing that

due to the bumbling fool that she is.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Yeah, that's what I said.

[DemocraticPatriot]

3. Oh, PULL THE FRIKKEN Trigger, for christ sake, Margie!

She wants to hold this over his head forever. Enoungh of the nothing-burger!

[Novara]

4. She just wants the limelight and the media is gleefully obliging her

She's a famewhore.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Yes this is possible.

She knows she doesn't have the votes but it just pulling stunt after stunt
for the publicity and attention.

It is all performance art.

[Novara]

7. I'd call it performative bullshit, but that's just me.

There's no art involved.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. According to Liz Cheney's book, she was making statements to the press insisting that TFG "won by a landslide" in 2020

Even though she hadn't even been sworn in yet.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Her participation in J6 is another reason for her grandstanding.

She thinks she can become so popular the DOJ won't touch her.

[onetexan]

23. Yup it's all showboating. She knows she wont win this one.

[Ray Bruns]

8. Two hours stuck in a meeting with Marjorie Taylor Greene AND Thomas Massie

https://m.

[JoseBalow]

20. LOL!

[marble falls]

11. I don't know why she's trying to pretend that Democrats will just "let" remove Johnson. She shot her wad.

[multigraincracker]

12. She's about ready to go into

Roid Rage. Won’t be pretty.

[Wonder Why]

13. The Democratic congressmen should trade him for her. They save him if he initiates actions to kick her out.

[prodigitalson]

24. fuck that... he should have to listen to her every day...

[louis-t]

14. Poor guy, 2 hours of her wagging her boney finger

in his face.

[SKKY]

15. The emperor has no clothes...

....she's all hat and no cattle.

[Kaleva]

16. She doesn't have the support to make a move even if she wanted to

[republianmushroom]

17. The Georgia Holler, all mouth and bark, not to be taken seriously.

[BaronChocula]

18. Marjarumplestiltsgreene

is negotiating for her list of people to impeach. Or for a cask of the blood of newborns.

[PortTack]

19. After the ridiculous speech about congress using its powers to end dotard's trials, maybe she knows the dems

Will get fed up and not support him when she pulls the trigger.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

21. MAGA Mike Johnson caved to MTG's demands

Maga Mike caved into to MTG's demands

Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/johnson-demands-all-trump-prosecutions-cease-vows-to-use-congress-in-every-possible-way/

In a clear attack on the executive branch, the judicial system, states' rights, and the rule in law in America, Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson vowed on Tuesday to use all the powers of Congress at his disposal to end all four current criminal prosecutions of ex-president Donald Trump.

Johnson's remarks late Tuesday morning came at the exact same time Stormy Daniels was giving sworn testimony about her alleged sexual relationship with Trump in a Manhattan Superior Court case. The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee is on trial for 34 felonies related to falsification of business records when he allegedly paid hush money to the adult film star then covered up those payments in what prosecutors say was election interference.

"President Trump has done nothing wrong here and he continues to be the target of endless lawfare," Speaker Johnson told reporters Tuesday during an official House news conference (video below). "It has to stop. And you're gonna see the United States Congress address this in every possible way that we can, because we need accountability. Ultimately, at the end of the day, it's bigger than President Trump. It's about the people's faith in our system of justice. And we're gonna get down to the bottom of it. All these cases need to be dropped, because they are a threat to our system."

Johnson's remarks also come as he faces an ouster threat from far-right MAGA Republican Christian nationalist Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Speaker, who repeatedly has said he speaks to Trump frequently, spent the weekend at the ex-president's Florida resort and residence, Mar-a-Lago. He also traveled there just weeks ago as Greene's threats were heating up. Trump and Johnson held a joint press conference on "election integrity," an image some say was a show of strength and support from the leader of his party.

[prodigitalson]

22. nice

it'll be interesting to how crazy they get, and for Hakeem Jeffries to have johnson's johnson in a vice

i saw he said today he would do whatever he could to stop tfg's trials from happenning, knowing full well he can't do jack shit about anything in those regards