Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) continued defying a majority of House Republicans on Wednesday night, hours after she announced she will force a vote on whether to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his position.
Greene has criticized Johnson’s stewardship of the House, which has approved a series of short-term funding bills to keep the government open and also several foreign aid packages.
“I think the American people need to see a recorded vote,” she announced at a press conference earlier in the day. “Is this what they support? I think every member of Congress needs to take that vote and let the chips fall where they may. And so next week, I am going to be calling this motion to vacate, absolutely calling it.”
Later that evening, she spoke with CNN’s Manu Raju.
“What you guys need to know is I really don’t give a rat’s ass what anybody up here says about what I’m doing,” she said …