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Marjorie Taylor Greene says Johnson is speaker only because “conference is so desperate”

“I don’t think he’s safe right now,” Greene said, when asked for her opinion on Mike Johnson's standing

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks with reporters following a meeting with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks with reporters following a meeting with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Earlier this week, speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) claimed to not be worried about Marjorie Taylor Greene's threat to file a motion to vacate him from his newly acquired position, which she made in response to a Ukraine-border deal he's in talks with Democrats about, according to The Hill

“I’ve talked with her about it personally at great length, and she’s made her position very clear,” Johnson said. “We have to do our job. We have to continue to ensure that we’re covering all these bases and we’ll see how this all shakes out. I’m not worried about that. I got a job to do here. And we have to make sure we get the answers that we demanded.”

On Friday, Greene spoke to former White House adviser Steve Bannon about this, saying, "I let Speaker Johnson know that in no way, shape and form will I support any type of [continuing resolution],” and she's since doubled-down on her opinion there, telling Politico “I don’t think he’s safe right now.”

“The only reason he’s speaker is because our conference is so desperate,” Greene furthered to the outlet in a feature published on Sunday. 

By Kelly McClure

Kelly McClure is Salon's Senior Culture Editor, where she helps further coverage of TV, film, music, books and culture trends from a unique and thoughtful angle. Her work has also appeared in Vulture, Vanity Fair, Vice and many other outlets that don't start with the letter V. She is the author of one sad book called "Something Is Always Happening Somewhere." Follow her on Bluesky: @WolfieVibes

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