Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will vote for Johnson after trying to oust him from the presidency last year
Tail. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who ran unsuccessfully sought to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from the podium last year, said she would vote Friday for Johnson to keep the gavel.
Last year, the congresswoman denounced Johnson as a “one-party chairman,” claiming that he is “exactly what is wrong with the Republican establishment” and that he “did nothing for conservatives and gave everything to Joe Biden and the Democrats.”
But he now plans to vote on Friday to keep Johnson in the top job.
“Let’s put our pride aside, let’s put our egos aside, and let’s put aside our internal strife,” she said in the video, adding that it’s time for the GOP to come together and “do whatever it takes to make sure we meet our goals.” . the mandate that the American people told us to carry out.”
Left: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center on March 3, 2023 in National Harbor, Md.; Right: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters during a news conference at the US Capitol Visitors Center on February 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Left: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Right: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who supported the effort to oust Johnson from office last year, said he would not support the speaker’s bid to remain in the role.
“You can pull all my nails out, you can stick bamboo in them, you can start cutting my fingers, I’m not going to vote for Mike Johnson tomorrow,” Massie said during an appearance on “The Matt Gaetz Show.”
President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Johnson for the job earlier this week.
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Left: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., seen outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024; Right: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, following a meeting of the Republican Conference on December 17, 2024. (Left: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Right: ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images)
“President Mike Johnson is a good, hard-working, religious man. He will do the right thing and we will continue to WIN. Mike has my complete and total support,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Johnson’s path to victory is uncertain and could be derailed if another Republican decides to join Massie in opposing Johnson’s candidacy.
Fox News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram explained, “The winning candidate must secure an outright majority of all members voting for the candidate by name.”
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump on stage at the House Republican Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Pergram described a possible scenario in which just two Republicans could prevent Johnson from reaching the threshold needed to win.
“So let’s say there are 434 members and they all vote for someone by name. The magic number is 218. If Johnson gets the votes of all 219 Republicans, he wins. If Johnson gets 218 votes, he also wins. But 217? No dice,” he noted. is Pergram.
During an interview with Fox Business’ “Kudlow,” Johnson indicated that he believes he will win the first round of voting and “hopes so.”
