House Dems say they’ll block Marjorie Taylor Greene from ousting Speaker Johnson

House Democratic leaders are vowing to shield House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., forces a vote on her motion to oust him from power.

"From the very beginning of this Congress, House Democrats have put people over politics and found bipartisan common ground with traditional Republicans in order to deliver real results. At the same time, House Democrats have aggressively pushed back against MAGA extremism. We will continue to do just that," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in a joint statement with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.

"At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction. We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed."

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Their decision was announced right at the beginning of Johnson's weekly House GOP leadership press conference, prompting a flurry of questions from reporters.

"I have to do my job, we have to do what we believe to be the right thing. What the country needs right now is a functioning Congress," Johnson said when asked his reaction. "We need people who are serious about the job here."

Johnson appeared unaware of Democratic leaders' decision beforehand and said he did not discuss a motion to vacate with Jeffries earlier this month when Democratic voters were critical to passing Johnson's $95 billion foreign aid plan.

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Greene filed a measure