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Marjorie Greene is Trying to Oust the Speaker. Again.
How often is this going to happen?
Ah, Marjorie Greene.
It was a matter of time before the Georgia congresswoman was in the headlines again, right? She can’t help herself, and while she is many things, unintelligent when it comes to the media is not one of them. She knows how to sustain and even expand on her relevance, and that’s only intensified as her career continues and she has been able to make herself a household name.
Of course, it’s been no secret that she has had lots of trouble getting along with her colleagues regardless of their political affiliations. Now, once again, she is back at it, trying to oust Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.
Olivia Beavers, Jordain Carney and Burgess Everett with Politico write:
“Another spending bill, another effort to knock off a Republican speaker.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, setting up a high-stakes vote of confidence in his leadership as conservatives lament the Louisiana Republican’s passage of a $1.2 trillion government funding deal with mostly Democratic votes. Greene might not ultimately succeed in terminating Johnson’s speakership, but she was adamant about punishing him for the spending deal he…
