GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie railed on House Speaker Mike Johnson and his handling of the foreign aid bills, despite deciding not to move to oust the speaker Saturday.
Greene argued that more House Republicans will support their effort after going home over recess and speaking with their constituents.
“I’m actually gonna let my colleagues go home and hear from their constituents, because I think people have been too obsessed with voting for foreign wars and the murder industry here in America to actually understand how angry Americans are,” the Georgia Republican told CNN.
Massie, a Kentucky Republican, added that they are giving Johnson the chance to resign, although the speaker has insisted he won’t. Massie added he believes a motion to vacate — a rarely used procedural tool to remove the House speaker — will happen eventually.
“I’m pretty sure one will come to the floor, if he doesn’t resign at some point, but we’re trying to avoid that,” he said.
Greene insisted their effort to oust Johnson is gaining momentum, adding that the speaker is “a lame duck.” Rep. Paul Gosar Friday signed on to the effort Friday, becoming the third member to do so.
“If we had the vote today in our conference, he would not be speaker today. He’s already a lame duck, he can’t raise money, everyone knows it,” Greene claimed.
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