Greene softens threat to force vote on ousting Speaker Johnson

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is softening her threat against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying she will give the Speaker more time to demonstrate his commitment to conservative priorities before forcing a vote on her resolution to boot him from power. 

Last week, Greene said she would “absolutely” force her motion to vacate proposal to the floor this week, citing Johnson’s track-record of working across the aisle with President Biden on major legislation. 

But on Tuesday, after huddling with the Speaker for more than three hours over two days, Greene backed off that threat, saying she would not commit to moving her resolution to the floor before week’s end. 

“We’ll see. It’s up to Mike Johnson,” Greene said when asked if she would make good on her previous ultimatum. “Obviously, you can’t make things happen instantly, and we all are aware and understanding of that. So now the ball is in his court, and he’s supposed to be reaching out to us — hopefully soon.”