House Democrats Will Block Motion to Oust Speaker Mike Johnson

Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives plan to block a motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

For Context: In March, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) filed a motion to vacate in an effort to oust Johnson. Green’s fallout with Johnson stems from his decision to advance a foreign aid bill. Green believes the foreign aid funds should be spent addressing the crisis at the southern border. Johnson passed the foreign aid bills with Democratic support earlier this month.

Key Quotes: House Democratic leadership released a statement on Tuesday reading, “House Democrats have put people over politics and found bipartisan common ground with traditional Republicans in order to deliver real results. At the same time, House Democrats have aggressively pushed back against MAGA extremism.” The statement concluded, “the time has come to turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction. We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed.”

Green’s Response: In a post on social media on Tuesday, Green called Johnson “the Democrat Speaker of the House” and indicated she would still move forward and force a vote on the motion, stating, “If the Democrats want to elect him Speaker (and some Republicans want to support the Democrats’ chosen Speaker), I’ll give them the chance to do it.”

How the Media Covered It: Outlets across the spectrum covered the story similarly, concluding that the effort to oust Johnson was dead.