Speaker Johnson to Meet Rep. Greene Following Motion to Vacate

Published on April 1, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he exchanged text messages with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on March 31 and planned to discuss spending and reforms with Ms. Greene this week. The expected meeting will be held after Ms. Greene filed a motion on March 22 to vacate the speakership, which was prompted by Mr. Johnson’s collaboration with Democrats to pass a $1.2 trillion spending package to avoid a partial government shutdown. “Marjorie Taylor Greene filed the motion. It’s not a privilege motion, so it doesn’t move automatically. It’s just hanging there. And she’s frustrated. She and I exchanged text messages even today. We’re going to talk early next week,” Mr. Johnson said during an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Night in America With Trey Gowdy” on March 31....