Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday but failed to get the votes necessary to succeed.
The resolution was tabled, 359-43, killing the effort.
Tabling the effort was supported by 196 Republicans and 163 Democrats. Republican Majority Leader Scalise brings Motion to Table (kill) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Motion to Vacate to oust Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as House Speaker
House overwhelmingly defeats Greene's motion by vote of 359-43
196 Republicans & 163 Democrats voted in favor to… pic.twitter.com/RsynheWxCs
— Mona Salama (@ByMonaSalama) May 8, 2024
"The form of the resolution is as follows: declaring the office of the speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant," Greene said while calling up the motion, prompting boos from fellow Republicans. "This is the uniparty for the American people watching." 🚨 I just called up my Motion to Vacate Nancy Pelosi-endorsed Uniparty Speaker Mike Johnson.
WATCH: pic.twitter.com/LaTu76QSLR
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) May 8, 2024
Greene had been calling for Johnson to stop approving additional foreign aid to Ukraine and to defund Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, plus many other demands. BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene finally did it – make a motion to remove Mike Johnson.
In the end, the boos were so loud they had to suspend.pic.twitter.com/rBsZvttqpP
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) May 8, 2024
Rep. Thomas Massie, who supported the effort, posted the full text of the resolution on X. Here is the full text of @repmtg’s motion to vacate the office of Speaker of the House. I support the motion to remove the Uniparty speaker.
H. RES. 1209
Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 8, 2024…
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) May 8, 2024
Johnson called the resignation request "absurd" while speaking to reporters earlier this month.
“I am not resigning and it is, in my view, an absurd notion that someone would bring a vacate motion when we are simply here trying to do our jobs,” Johnson said during a press conference. “It is not helpful to the cause, it is not helpful to the country, it does not help the House Republicans advance our agenda which is in the best interest of the American people here — a secure border, sound governance — and it’s not helpful to the unity that we have in the body.”
