Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., leaves the U.S. Capitol after filing a motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from office on Friday, March 22, 2024.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will let her fellow House Republicans hear her constituents’ opinions before deciding whether to move forward with a vote to remove Speaker Mike Johnson.
Greene made the remark to a crowd of reporters that aired on CNN after the House passed four bills in a session Saturday. Three of the bills covered aid to Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel, and the fourth approved a possible ban on TikTok if its parent company, China’s ByteDance, doesn’t sell it.
Greene cited several reasons why she doesn’t think Johnson should become speaker, but also said she wanted to be “responsible” and not call for Johnson’s resignation until she had garnered enough support.
“I don’t support Mike Johnson, he’s already a lame duck,” Greene told reporters.
Greene filed a motion for a vote in March to force Johnson to resign as speaker, but no further action has been taken since.
Greene also chided members of the House of Representatives for cheering and waving Ukrainian flags after the passage of this particular law. Speaker Johnson, who also spoke to reporters after the votes, expressed a similar sentiment.
“We should only wave one flag in the House, and I think we know what flag that is,” Johnson said.
The bills now head to the Senate, which is led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. D.N.Y. has suggested it could be Tuesday. If approved, the bill would go to President Joe Biden.
—CNBC’s Rebecca Picciotto contributed to this report.
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