Marjorie Taylor Greene Blames Potential Dem Majority on Republican Resignations
By Jake Beardslee ·
March 28, 2024
In a recent interview, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pushed back against criticism that her recent motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could hand control of the House to Democrats. Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America/Office of Speaker Mike Johnson/Wikimedia
Instead, Greene argued that Republican lawmakers resigning early are the real culprits risking a Democrat majority. Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America/Wikimedia
"It's just simple math," Greene said on Real America's Voice. "The more Republicans, like Mike Gallagher, that resign and leave early — guess what, that means we have less Republicans in the House." Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America/Wikimedia
Greene was referring to Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), who plans to leave Congress next month, and former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), whose resignation was effective last week. U.S. House of Representatives Office of Photography/Wikimedia
Once Gallagher departs, House Republicans will control just 217 seats compared to 213 for Democrats — allowing virtually no defections on party-line votes. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff/Wikimedia
"It's not Marjorie Taylor Greene that is saying the inconvenient truth and forcing everyone to wake up and realize Republican voters are done with us doing this kind of crap that we did last week," the Georgia congresswoman stated. Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America/Wikimedia
Last week, Greene filed a motion to vacate the speakership, a move viewed as an effort to remove Johnson after he helped pass a $1.2 trillion spending bill keeping government funded. Office of Speaker Mike Johnson/Wikimedia
Greene previously called for Johnson to push Gallagher's expulsion before his departure. Office of Congressman Kevin McCarthy/Wikimedia
"I am not going to be responsible for Hakeem Jeffries being Speaker of the House," Greene insisted. Maryland GovPics/Wikimedia
"I am not going to be responsible for a Democratic majority taking over our Republican majority that lies squarely rarely on the shoulders of these Republicans that are leaving early because they don't have the intestinal fortitude to handle the real fight," Greene stated. Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America/Wikimedia
While defending her motion against Johnson as a "warning" to Republican leadership, Greene did not specify when she might try to force a vote on removing the Speaker. Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America/Wikimedia
Her push comes as the GOP's narrow House majority has sparked intraparty battle over key legislation. Tom Williams (CQ Roll Call)/Wikimedia
