OAN’s Sophia Flores
5:50 PM – Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Following a meeting between the two, GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly still does not have GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s support.
Greene (R-Ga.) told reporters that during Wednesday’s discussion, which lasted over an hour, she doesn’t have “a red line” to trigger a vote to oust the speaker. Greene further stated that during their discussion, she warned Johnson (R-La.) against giving more aid to Ukraine as well as the reauthorization of FISA.
Johnson previously said that he “understands why” Greene is frustrated with the passing of a House spending bill. The speaker reasoned that a government shutdown would be blamed on Republicans ahead of a crucial election year.
“It doesn’t serve our interest, I didn’t think, to not fund the government and shut it down at this critical time,” Johnson said.
“That just wasn’t an option. I don’t think that would be helpful to us from a political standpoint for the Republican Party to continue to govern, to maintain, keep and then grow our majority in November. I thought that would have been a great hindrance to it. And so that wouldn’t be helpful, and nor does the motion to vacate help us in that regard either. It would be chaos in the House.”
However, Greene reportedly described Johnson’s appeal as “excuses” while exiting the meeting. Johnson also spoke about his relationship with the Georgia lawmaker earlier.
“With regard to Marjorie Taylor Greene, she’s a colleague, I’ve always considered her a friend,” he said at the news conference. “Marjorie and I don’t disagree, I think, on any matter of philosophy – we’re both conservatives, but we do disagree sometimes on strategy with regard to what we put on the floor and when.”
Johnson is still expected to bring the topic of Ukraine aid to a vote on the House floor soon, which could further alienate him from fiscal conservatives.
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