In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said there are “quite a few” lawmakers supporting her motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson, though she did not specify exactly how many members are backing her.
“I have a number that have committed, but there’s also a large number that have already expressed to me a huge sigh of relief,” she added.
She said she hasn’t talked to Johnson yet, but said the speaker is “negotiating from weakness” and that she doesn’t see a scenario where she will back off raising the motion to vacate. Still, she argued she is “being very respectful to the members of our conference,” and won’t disrupt investigations or other committee work.
Greene reiterated that she does not have a timeline for when she will bring the motion up, but said she hopes to use the House’s two-week break.
“What I’m hoping for is for all of our Republican members to be able to have time to think and reflect over this break, for us to be able to come back together and start the conversation of who is capable and willing to lead this Republican majority,” she said.
Greene said that the government funding bill that passed in the House on Friday was a “complete departure” of “everything we stand for,” referring to the Republican party.
“We cannot move forward having a Republican speaker of the House that is doing the bidding of Democrats, that is allowing Chuck Schumer to drive our legislation, bringing bills to the floor that the White House cannot wait to sign into law, and doesn’t stop the border crisis and the invasion that’s happening every single day to our country,” Greene said.
This post has been updated with additional comments from Greene.
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