Mike Johnson Warns a Democrat Could Become Speaker If He’s Ousted

Published on April 12, 2024

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) warned that attempts to remove him as speaker of the House could result in the position being occupied by a Democrat or remaining vacant for potentially a “long amount of time.” On March 22, while House members were voting on a $1.2 trillion spending bill, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) filed a motion to vacate the Speaker, claiming that Mr. Johnson was not standing up for Republican policies. Ms. Greene pointed out that the spending bill “doesn’t secure our border, but funds full-term abortion and trans ideology on our youth. I filed a Motion to Vacate because the House needs a Speaker who’s able to win for Republicans and our constituents,” in a post on social media platform X....

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