Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is drawing mockery for her latest effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from the House's top spot.
Republicans crafted a set of rules at the start of the new legislative session that began in Jan. 2023. Among those rules is one agreeing that a very small group of officials could remove the speaker for any reason. That happened first after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was voted out by a small group of irate conservatives led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
After a long battle for a replacement, Johnson was named. Now, after less than a year, he's the new foe of another sect in the GOP. The "Republicans in disarray" theme earned ridicule from those online watching the House devolve on Wednesday.
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In fact, as Greene motioned to vacate the chair of Speaker of the House, the members of the House booed her.
Liam Donovan quoted President Barack Obama's often-used line, "Don't boo, vote," but modified it, adding "to table" at the end.
Grassroots political organization Really American said, "The boos from her fellow Republican colleagues rained down on her so vigorously, the House had to temporarily suspend."
"Hoo boy. Marge Greene is beginning efforts to remove Speaker Johnson. How long before we have Speaker Hakeem Jeffries?" said legal podcaster Allison Gill a.k.a. @muellershewrote.
Democratic strategist Sawyer Hackett agreed, "The Republican House majority is an absolute hot mess."
"Marjorie Taylor Greene is speaking now, moving forward with a motion to remove Mike Johnson. Why? He dared work with the rest of the Congress and not just MAGA extremists," Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) posted on X. "The House under GOP control is, once again, complete chaos and dysfunction. This is a complete disgrace."
See the video of the boos below or at the link right here.
