Greene threat to oust Speaker Johnson has Senate Republicans anxious [Video]

Senate Republicans are anxious and frustrated about the possibility of House conservatives ousting a second Speaker in six months, warning them to avoid at all costs a repeat of the drama that ground Washington to a halt for weeks.

They worry that as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) gets closer to putting Ukraine aid on the floor, the chances increase that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will move to force a vote on her motion to vacate — the same mechanism used to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

For some, it’s bringing up a bit of PTSD from the three-week slog in October that left Johnson as the last man standing.

“It’s a lot. I think there’s quite a bit,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), an ex-House member. 

“I just don’t know why anybody else would do the job. If Mike Johnson proves to be inadequate, I don’t know anybody …