Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., appears to be pumping the brakes on an immediate vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who has enraged conservatives by siding with Democrats to pass a number of hot-button issues, such as the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and sending billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine.
Greene met with Johnson at his office for more than two hours Monday, saying she will meet with the speaker again at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, The Hill reported.
After the meeting, Greene wouldn’t say whether she was ready to make good on her threat for a motion to vacate vote, which would be the second since the GOP regained the House majority last year. In October, Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker in a similar motion made by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and seven other Republicans. Greene was not part of that coalition.
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