Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote on ousting Mike Johnson as speaker

Extremist’s bid to remove House speaker appears certain to fail as Democratic leaders indicate they will table or kill motion

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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Wednesday that she would move to force a vote next week on removing Republican Mike Johnson as House speaker, even though the measure appears certain to fail.

“I think the American people need to see a recorded vote,” Greene said at a press conference. “And so next week, I am going to be calling this motion to vacate – absolutely calling it. I can’t wait to see Democrats go out and support a Republican speaker and have to go home to their primaries and have to run for Congress again.”