On Friday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed a motion to force a vote on Mike Johnson's removal from the speakership.
Greene's move, which came amid conservative outrage over Johnson's deal on a spending deal to avert a government shutdown, threatens to throw the chamber into chaos just months after a hard-right faction oustedDue to the procedural details of the so-called motion to vacate the chair, it was unclear when exactly the vote on Johnson’s fate would be held.
That move would give House leadership two legislative days to take up the measure. However, the chamber is scheduled to leave for a two-week recess on Friday, so any vote on a motion to vacate would happen at the earliest on April 9. Greene’s play is similar to what then-Rep. Mark Meadows did in 2015 to then-Speaker John Boehner. Meadows filed a motion to vacate the chair but never noticed it as privileged, so no vote happened—though Boehner eventually stepped down from the job. filed the motion to vacate McCarthy as privileged, resulting in his ouster.
Conservatives are upset with Johnson for a litany of reasons but their anger has centered on spending bills. Johnson agreed to a deal with Democrats to keep the government open ahead of a shutdown this weekend; hardliners saw it as another capitulation to Democrats and a failure to fight for right-wing priorities.
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