Marjorie Taylor Greene’s very public bid to oust Mike Johnson fails minutes after she files motion

The House of Representatives killed Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bid to remove Speaker Mike Johnson just minutes after she introduced the motion on Wednesday.

Ms Greene’s coterie seemed excited as she approached the floor to begin the vote. As moderate Republicans took the steps, her press secretary lit a cigarette watching them criticise the right-wing firebrand. Her boyfriend Brian Glenn, the host of Right Side Broadcasting Network, came the Hill for votes and seemed excited for the fireworks.

“I love it, I support it,” Mr Glenn told The Independent.

In the end, an overwhelming number of Democrats and Republicans pushed back against Ms Greene. The House voted 359-43 against the Republican congresswoman’s ouster attempt, allowing Mr Johnson to stay in his position.

“I'm proud of what I did today,” Ms Greene told reporters soon after the defeat. “And I'm thankful that all of this has been exposed for the American people.”

At the same time, Florida Republican Representative Carlos Giménez interrupted her saying “you’re not the Republican Party.”

“Because she’s an idiot,” Mr Giménez told The Independent. “That's all she wants is the attention..”

Ms Greene introduced her motion around 5pm after publicly vowing to do so for the past week. She met with the speaker twice this week alongside one of her few allies, GOP Representative Thomas Massie.

“We need Republicans that are finally going to stand up and stop this bulls***,” she told reporters.

The motion was privileged which meant the House would have been forced to vote within 48 hours. But the vote commenced minutes after Ms Greene finished speaking.

Mr Johnson spoke to reporters soon after the vote ended and failed.

“I appreciate the show of confidence from my colleagues