Speaker Johnson to discuss issues with Marjorie Taylor Green ahead of her threats to oust him

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to conscionable privately, one-on-one, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene connected Monday astatine 3:30 p.m. amid speculation that she whitethorn trigger a question to region him from his post, a root acquainted confirmed to Fox News Digital. 

Over a period ago, Greene filed a question to vacate accusing the Louisiana Republican of having "betrayed the confidence" of the House GOP Conference by ushering done a bipartisan $1.2 trillion national backing measure to debar a partial government shutdown.

Her solution earned 2 co-sponsors successful Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., aft the House passed a $61 cardinal assistance bundle for Ukraine earlier this month. Last week, Greene announced plans to trigger the question this week, arsenic aboriginal arsenic Monday evening.

"We request leaders successful the House of Representatives that are gonna get this done," Greene said past week, holding up a reddish "Make America Great Again" hat. "Not moving for Hakeem Jeffries. Not moving for Joe Biden, and not going to beryllium twisted and lulled into continuing the disgusting practices of Washington, D.C."

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE FILES MOTION TO OUST SPEAKER JOHNSON

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson leaves Columbia University successful  New York City

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson leaves Columbia University successful New York City connected Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Johnson called connected Columbia University president Minouche Shafik to resign up of his code connected field earlier successful the time arsenic student-led anti-Israel protests escalated. (Fox News Digital)

Johnson said successful a connection aft her announcement, "This question is incorrect for the Republican Conference, incorrect for the institution, and incorrect for the country."

Greene responded to accusations that her propulsion would substance much chaos for legislature Republicans by arguing that House Republicans would suffer the bulk successful November if Johnson remained astatine the helm.

She besides denied that she was defying erstwhile President Trump, who backed Johnson successful comments connected a vigor amusement past month.

Greene's propulsion to oust Johnson conscionable six months aft taking the gavel mostly fell level wrong the House GOP, with adjacent Johnson's critics showing small appetite to spell done different 3 weeks of chaos and upset that followed the ouster of ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., successful aboriginal October past year.

HOUSE DEMS SAY THEY’LL BLOCK MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE FROM OUSTING SPEAKER JOHNSON

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks to reporters extracurricular the U.S. Capitol Building. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The Republican Main Street Caucus, including Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas., announced they would clasp a property lawsuit Monday pursuing level votes to sermon the question to vacate. Crenshaw connected Sunday told Fox News' Neil Cavuto that Greene "needs her clip successful the spotlight" and is simply a "last ditch effort to get a small attention." 

Crenshaw said there's a "large and beardown majority" who volition apt array the motion, noting that determination is precise small enactment for Greene and Massie's effort.

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE CALLS JOHNSON'S FOREIGN AID PACKAGE HIS '3RD BETRAYAL' OF AMERICAN PEOPLE

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Representative Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks aft becoming House talker successful the House Chamber astatine the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C. connected Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"And it's based successful what exactly, that Mike Johnson brought bills to the level that were indispensable for our nationalist security, that the immense bulk of members wanted to ballot on? So allowing the antiauthoritarian process to determination guardant is seemingly the transgression of the century, according to these people", Crenshaw chided. 

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"They marque it intolerable for america to person immoderate leverage with our precise slim majority, and past they crook astir and punish the talker erstwhile they can't really marque a woody that we want," Crenshaw added. 

"It's a game, and voters person to halt falling for it."

Brianna Herlihy is simply a authorities writer for Fox News Digital.

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