- Greene filed a motion to vacate the presidency in March, but has not moved forward with her plan.
- Currently, three House Republicans support the effort to unseat Johnson
- Republicans are angry with Johnson for working with Democrats to approve more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene detailed her plan Sunday to impeach President Mike Johnson for pushing legislation to help fund Ukraine, declaring her term as president “over.”
“Mike Johnson’s presidency is over, but he needs to do the right thing: resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process,” Greene said in an interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo. “If he doesn’t do it, he will be unemployed.”
Greene did not offer a detailed timeline of her plan to unseat Johnson, but said she was looking forward to three upcoming special elections that would strengthen the Republican majority.
“It will happen regardless of what Mike Johnson decides to do, and we have three more Republicans joining us for a special election coming up very soon,” he said. “So people need to know that this can happen.”
California has a special election in May to fill McCarthy’s seat, and Ohio and Colorado have special elections in June.
Marjorie Taylor Green discussed her efforts to unseat President Mike Johnson with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) meets with reporters on the steps of the House of Representatives.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) leaves the Capitol
The bill offering more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine passed on Saturday, garnering the support of 101 House Republicans, while 112 voted against it.
Democrats unanimously supported the bill.
Greene filed a motion to vacate the presidency in March, but has made no progress in her effort to unseat Johnson as speaker. Fellow Republican Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Thomas Massie of Kentucky expressed support for him.
Greene said Johnson had betrayed his Republican base by working with Democrats to help pass FISA and failing to leverage the fight over aid to Ukraine to secure the southern border.
“He has completely betrayed Republican voters across the country and is absolutely working for Democrats, pigeonholing the Biden administration’s agenda,” he said.
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, speaks to the press.
Currently, House Republicans only have a one-vote margin over Democrats in the House of Representatives.
Johnson told reporters during the funding fight that he was not worried about the effort to remove him as president.
“I’ve done what I thought was right here,” Johnson said. “You do the right thing and let the chips fall where they may.”
House Republicans are terrified of another messy fight between the speakers after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted in October, sparking 22 days of infighting until the party finally united around Johnson as his successor.
Greene’s insistence on blocking aid to Ukraine earned her the nickname ‘Marjorie of Moscow’ from some of his House colleagues, since Russia would benefit if the United States did not send more weapons and money to Ukraine.
Greene accused Republicans in Congress of not representing their voters.
‘The Republican party that is in charge right now is no different from the Democratic party. “It is a great one-party party that serves the world first and the United States last,” he stated.
