US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is not known to mince words.
The Georgia congresswoman wrote via X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, "I spent time this weekend writing a letter to all of my Republican colleagues laying out clearly why we need a new Speaker of the House. Mike Johnson has surrendered to Joe Biden at every turn and is no different than Nancy Pelosi. He has funded the left’s radical agenda time and time again!"
The five-page letter aimed to explain why Greene filed a motion to vacate the speakership last month, calling it a "warning" to the Louisiana lawmaker.
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Journalist Zeeshan Aleem emphasized in a Wednesday, April 10 op-ed that although pushing for what she wants regardless of pushback is on brand for the Georgia leader — "her letter marks a new escalation."
Ironically, the MSNBC Daily writer and editor notes, "If she really attempts to oust Johnson in the coming weeks for daring to defy her demands, and succeeds, she will be the one responsible for pushing the party into another historic display of chaotic internal strife. But it seems that Greene would be happy to leave the House GOP in ruins if she can stand tallest amid the rubble."
Aleem emphasizes, "What emerges from Greene’s letter is not a vision for conservative governance but a vision of government in which MAGA hard-liners hold the government hostage and render it dysfunctional in an extended tantrum. Nowhere in her manifesto is there a realistic reckoning with the fact that Democrats control both the White House and the Senate."
He adds,"Capitol Hill observers see her missive as a serious threat to put Johnson’s speakership to a vote. At this point, it appears that if Johnson goes ahead in the coming weeks with a bill providing aid to Ukraine, Greene might just pull the trigger."
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Johnson responded to Greene's letter saying, "Look, Marjorie is upset about the spending bill. And guess what, so am I. It’s not the bill that I would have drafted or all of us would have drafted if we had the majority in the House and the Senate and had a Republican president that would sign it in law, but instead we have Democrats in those other two chambers in the Senate and of course the Oval Office, and so they know over here that we have a one vote margin so I have virtually zero leverage to be able to negotiate, get a better package."
Aleem'sfull op-ed is here.
