Speaker Mike Johnson Survives Marjorie Taylor Greene Transfer to Oust Him

Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday simply batted down an try by Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to oust him from his submit, after Democrats linked arms with most Republicans to fend off a second try by G.O.P. hard-liners to strip the gavel from their get together chief.

The vote to kill the hassle was an awesome 359 to 43, with seven voting “current.” Democrats flocked to Mr. Johnson’s rescue, with all however 39 of them voting with Republicans to dam the hassle to oust him.

Members of the minority get together within the Home have by no means propped up the opposite get together’s speaker, and when the final Republican to carry the submit, Kevin McCarthy, confronted a removing vote final fall, Democrats voted en masse to permit the movement to maneuver ahead after which to jettison him, serving to result in his historic ouster.

This time, the Democratic help made the crucial distinction, permitting Mr. Johnson, who has a minuscule majority, to keep away from a removing vote altogether. Whereas for weeks Ms. Greene had gave the impression to be on a political island in her drive to eliminate one more G.O.P. speaker, 11 Republicans finally voted to permit her movement to maneuver ahead.

That was the identical variety of Republicans who voted in October to permit the bid to take away Mr. McCarthy to advance — however again then, they have been joined by each Democrat.

“I respect the present of confidence from my colleagues to defeat this misguided effort,” Mr. Johnson informed reporters shortly after Wednesday’s vote. “As I’ve stated from the start and I’ve made clear right here day-after-day, I intend to do my job. I intend to do what I consider to be the correct factor, which is what I used to be elected to do, and I’ll let the chips fall the place they might. For my part, that’s management.”