MTG Officially Sets Up Doomed Vote to Remove Mike Johnson

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) pulled the trigger on Wednesday on her motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from the speakership, a move that sets up a full vote in the House on his fate.

While that vote will mark the second time in seven months that House Republicans have voted on removing their own Speaker—an unprecedented sign of chaos—Greene is all but certain to fail in her quest to boot Johnson as Democrats will likely help table the motion.

For starters, the Georgia Republican has only garnered two additional members to publicly support her motion, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ). The latter has expressed to reporters that he does not believe the motion to vacate should be triggered this week.

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