All of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s demands on Speaker Mike Johnson as she promotes a deal to AVOID forcing a vote to fire him
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie have issued a list of demands for Speaker Mike Johnson — and are holding off on their move to impeach him for now.
“I’m so at a loss for words,” said Greene, who said last week she would “absolutely” file a motion to impeach Johnson this week after hours of sitting behind closed doors. ‘For me it’s all about action.’
Greene, R-Ga., along with Massie, R-Ky., are calling, among other things, for the speaker to commit to no longer providing funding to Ukraine.
Johnson spearheaded a $95 billion foreign policy bill that passed last month with Democratic support and authorized nearly $61 billion to Ukraine, along with billions to Israel and Taiwan.
He has been forced to rely on Democratic support as he presides over a slim one-vote majority in the House of Representatives, and aligning the restive Republican conference is a challenge.
“No more red cents this year,” Massie said. “That’s probably as long as he’ll be chairman, if he survives with Democratic votes and motions to withdraw, assuming he doesn’t pass some of these suggestions.”
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, left, and Thomas Massie, second from right, have issued a list of demands for Speaker Mike Johnson — and are now holding back their move to impeach him
Other demands included adhering to the so-called “Hastert rule,” which means no legislation should be brought up that does not have the support of a majority of Republicans.
And another is undoing Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Donald Trump for “inciting” the January 6 riot and for his alleged mishandling of classified documents – which the Democratic-led Senate and the White House would never agree.
‘You can’t make things happen all at once. And we all realize and understand that. So now the ball is in his court, and the plan is for him to contact us soon,” Greene said.
If Congress cannot pass all 12 spending bills by September 30 to fund the government in the 2025 fiscal year, Greene and Massie want a continuing resolution to meet the November election deadline with an automatic one percent reduction.
He “worked with Democrats to get FISA without warrants, to pass the minivan, and to get the funding for Ukraine,” Massie said. “Now it’s time for him to come home.”
Greene, Massie and Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., have signed a motion to vacate — but have not “privileged” the motion, which would force a vote within two legislative days.
Democrats have already said they would vote to table — or kill — the motion, essentially removing the threat from the Republican trio.
Yet Johnson again spent nearly two hours in his office on Monday and Tuesday with his biggest Republican antagonist, Greene.
Some Republicans have wondered why he would negotiate with Greene.
“It’s not a negotiation,” he emphasized. ‘Everyone knows that I have long and detailed discussions every day with members of the entire conference.
Greene increasingly came into conflict with former President Donald Trump in her crusade against Johnson. Trump has publicly supported the speaker and pointed out the difficulties of operating under a one-vote majority.
Recent reports came to light of a phone call in which Trump told Greene to withdraw from the impeachment. Greene declined to share details on whether the former president supports her motion.
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Greene, R-Ga., along with Massie, R-Ky., urge the speaker to commit to no more funding for Ukraine
“I have to tell you that I love President Trump. My conversations with him are fantastic. And again, I’m not going to go into details. You want to know why I’m not insecure about that. And I don’t need to go into the details with you here.
Just days ago, she was determined to make her motion to vacate this week “privileged” — a move that would force a vote in the House of Representatives on whether to retain Johnson as speaker within two legislative days.
When asked if she would still make the motion, Greene said, “That’s up to Mike Johnson.”
Massie said they have not given Johnson a “timeline to agree to their demands, but that is quite short.”
“Next week I will withdraw this motion,” Greene said last week.
‘I call it absolute. “I can’t wait to see how Democrats are going to support a Republican chairman and go home for their primaries,” she quipped a day after Democrats said they would reject Green’s motion to impeach the chairman, leaving her attempt was defeated.