Following the passage of foreign aid laws, Marjorie Taylor Greene demands that Johnson step down, saying, “If he doesn’t do so, he will be vacated.”

TFD – Dive into the political turmoil as Marjorie Taylor Greene threatens to call for a vote to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson over Ukraine aid. Explore the potential consequences and implications of this bold move within the Republican Party.

Following the House’s approval of more aid to Ukraine, Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene charged that House Speaker Mike Johnson had “betrayed” Republican voters. If Johnson does not resign, she threatened to convene a vote for his removal.

The time for Mike Johnson to speak is over. In order for us to proceed in a controlled manner, he must act honorably and step down. “He will be vacated if he doesn’t do so,” Greene stated on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”

Johnson teamed up with Democrats on Saturday to push a $95 billion foreign aid plan, which includes $601 billion for Ukraine and other regional partners, after months of opposing bringing the bill to the House floor. With the backing of 210 Democrats and 101 Republicans, the law was passed. It now goes to the Senate, which is anticipated to give it final approval this week.

If Greene and her allies follow through on their threat to call for a vote to remove him from office, Johnson will very likely have to rely on Democrats to save him.

At least three Republicans, including the hardliner from Georgia, have declared their support for removing Johnson from office. Johnson’s majority is so small that he cannot afford to lose any Republicans on a party-line vote.

Although Johnson insists he has not approached any Democrats for assistance, senior Republicans feel they can rely on cross-party support to quickly defeat any attempt to remove the speaker from office. This belief may have given Johnson more confidence to move forward with his plans.

It is still unclear whether Democrats will throw him a lifeline. However, they have indicated that they are prepared to rescue Johnson, particularly now that he has rejected his right flank by proceeding with a foreign aid program that closely resembles one that was approved by the Senate.

On Sunday, Representative Ro Khanna declared that he would oppose an effort to remove Johnson from the position of speaker. On ABC’s “This Week,” Khanna stated, “I’m a progressive Democrat and I think you would have a few progressive Democrats doing that.”

The California Democrat stated, “Not everything in politics needs to be transactional. I disagree with Speaker Johnson on many issues and I’ve been very critical of him, but he did the right thing here and he deserves to keep his job till the end of this term.”

When questioned on Sunday about why she postponed the transfer on Saturday, Greene asserted that she has “been responsible with this the entire time” but hinted that it will happen.

“Mike Johnson’s betrayals made all of this possible,” stated Greene.

On Saturday night, Johnson, for his part, brushed off the idea of an attempt at removal. “I don’t walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate,” he said after the foreign aid package passed.

“I must perform my duties. Here, I’ve taken what I think is the proper action to let the House carry out its mandate. Additionally, as I’ve already stated, you act morally and let the cards fall where they may.