U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) may be leaving Congress in January, but she's hoping to notch one more accomplishment before she retires: Driving House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) out of his position.

MS NOW reported Thursday that Greene is gauging the temperature of her fellow Republicans to see if they're willing to sign onto a "motion to vacate the chair" aimed at stripping Johnson of the speakership. Given that there are 211 Democrats, Greene would need nine Republicans to remove Johnson, assuming all Democrats vote no.

"Marjorie is approaching members to get to nine who will oust the speaker," one of MS NOW's confidential sources with direct knowledge told the outlet. "And if we don’t get to work on codifying Trump’s agenda, anything can happen."

The Georgia Republican has been feuding with the speaker since the shutdown, and repeatedly needled him for keeping the House of Representatives out of session for nearly 50 days this fall. She also has attacked Johnson over his refusal to support an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, saying that her own adult children's health insurance premiums are slated to double if the ACA credits expire. Greene has also accused the speaker of relegating women in the House Republican Conference to obscurity.

"You’re seeing Republican women lash out directly at the speaker because he sidelines us and doesn’t take us seriously," Greene told CNN earlier this week.

Greene's effort may end up getting support from at least one female Republican. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) recently accused Johnson of "protecting the Deep State" when the two were feuding over a provision in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act that recently passed the House. Stefanik was chair of the House Republican Conference before giving up her role to take a job in President Donald Trump's administration, which was later withdrawn. Johnson denied the New York Republican's allegations, saying: "All of that is false. I don’t exactly know why Elise won’t just call me."

If Johnson is removed, he would be the second-ever House speaker to be removed via a motion to vacate. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was removed in 2023 in an effort led by former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). McCarthy was targeted after working with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling, which is necessary to continue guaranteeing trillions of dollars in U.S. Treasury securities that institutional investors (like governments and ultra-high net worth individuals) routinely purchase.

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