'Spanking': House kills Marjorie Taylor Greene's bid to oust Mike Johnson in '48 seconds'

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) chats with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) (R) ahead of the annual State of the Union address by President Joe Biden delivers before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the Capital building on March 7, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)

Congress overwhelmingly denied Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) rogue move to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, an effort that reportedly earned a pittance 11 votes.

"The House has resoundingly tabled a motion to oust @SpeakerJohnson..." writes Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman.

The governmental body moved to "table" or kill Greene's motion to vacate the speaker's chair in a vote that was 359-43.

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"This was a spanking," conservative Charlie Sykes said on CNN, adding that it took 48 seconds to table her motion.

Just 10 Republicans voted with Greene, seven Democrats voted present, NBC News reported.

Greene's filing of a privileged motion to vacate the speaker's chair after weeks of calling him out publicly was met with boos.

"This is the 'uniparty' for the American people watching," she said in response to the outcry.

Johnson will stay put for now and not go the way of his predecessor Kevin McCarthy, who made history by becoming the first speaker to be pushed out of his job in the middle of a congressional term.

At that time, Greene supported McCarthy, fought McCarthy's untimely exit, and voted no.

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