Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene may be resigning from Congress next month, but she’s weighing one last act of defiance: a longshot bid to topple Speaker Mike Johnson. In recent days, the controversial Georgia Republican has been working behind the scenes to gauge whether there’s support for a motion to vacate the chair, three sources familiar with her efforts who spoke on the condition of anonymity told MS NOW. Under the House rules adopted at the beginning of this year, nine Republicans are needed to trigger such a vote — and Greene is trying to figure out who might be willing to sign on. “Marjorie is approaching members to get to nine who will oust the speaker,” one of the sources said. “And if we don’t get to work on codifying Trump’s agenda, anything can happen.” Play Rep. Greene accuses Speaker Johnson of sidelining GOP women December 10, 2025 / 07:55 Although several House Republicans have become increasingly frustrated with the speaker, complaining about some of his recent decisions, the sources who talked to MS NOW stressed that Greene’s effort was likely to fail — if she even tries to bring a motion at all. Asked Thursday about her discussions with colleagues and whether she wanted Johnson removed, Greene told MS NOW she was “not doing interviews on this right now.” She repeatedly said it was “not true” that she was trying to build support for a motion to vacate. “I’m not interested in participating in your story,” Greene said. Johnson’s…
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