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On Friday, House Republican Marjorie Taylor Green (Ga.) filed a motion to out House Speaker Mike Johnson.
The Republican firebrand filed the motion to vacate the chair, the same procedural move that led to the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) last year.
The Hill has more:
Greene, talking to reporters on the Capitol steps after the House approved the spending bill, also said it would not receive a vote until she called it to the floor.
A spokesman for the Speaker said he was focused on the spending package and other work.
“Speaker Johnson always listens to the concerns of members, but is focused on governing. He will continue to push conservative legislation that secures our border, strengthens our national defense and demonstrates how we’ll grow our majority,” Johnson spokesman Raj Shah.
Prior to filing the motion to vacate Green teased to podcast host Steve Bannon that she was inching towards the incendiary move.
“We are going to be making decisions on a minute-by-minute basis today, and I urge you to watch and see what happens,” she said.
The House approved the $1.2 trillion government funding package, known as a minibus at nearly the same time as Greene’s motion.
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