Rep. Greene Defends Motion to Vacate Against Johnson

‘This is a betrayal of the American people. This is a betrayal of the Republican voters.’

(Left) Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal presentation ceremony at the Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 21, 2024. (Right) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on March 13, 2024. Alex Wong, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on March 24 defended her submission of a motion to vacate the speakership last week.

Ms. Greene submitted the motion immediately after the House’s passage of a $1.2 trillion minibus spending bill that passed with most Democrats in support but the majority of Republicans opposing it.