If Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) moves forward with her plan to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), it could give cover to House Democrats to save him and get a major win in the process.
The threat to try and remove the speaker through a motion to vacate could make striking a deal with those Democrats even easier as Johnson considers bringing a new Ukraine aid bill to the House floor after Congress returns from recess.
“[Greene] and maybe a few others have been sort of holding [the motion] over the speaker’s head like a sword of Damocles, threatening to use it,” former Republican congressional aide Daniel Vajdich told the Washington Post. “I, for one, actually, as a supporter of Ukraine assistance, hope that they
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