Strategic implications of removing the speaker.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) brought her efforts to oust Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) to the floor late yesterday, May 8. Rather than facing a full vote, however, the motion was tabled with overwhelming support from both the GOP and Democrats. In a 359 to 43 vote, Greene’s efforts were quashed, with just 32 Republicans voting against.
Mr. Johnson breathed a sigh of relief, saying, “Hopefully, this is the end of the personality politics and the frivolous character assassination that has defined the 118th Congress. It’s regrettable, it’s not who we are as Americans, and we’re better than this. We need to get beyond it.”
But while it may appear this was a simple case of the House working in unison, other factors and machinations were almost certainly at play.
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