Democrats Say They’ll Block Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion To Oust Mike Johnson [Video]

WASHINGTON ― House Democrats said Tuesday that they would step in to save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from being ousted if needed and he did not reject that offer, likely ending a simmering weekslong effort by a small group of hard-right Republicans to replace him.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) threatened to force a snap referendum on Johnson’s speakership after he recently allowed a bipartisan vote to prevent a government shutdown. Johnson further infuriated Greene and her cohort by supporting bipartisan foreign aid legislation.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his top deputies said that in light of the foreign aid legislation passing, Democrats would vote to block Greene’s “motion to vacate” — meaning that there’s no way she would have enough votes to prevail.

“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,” Jeffries said in a statement …