Trump rebukes Marjorie Taylor Greene's failed
attempt to oust Speaker: 'Not the time'
'We're not in a position of voting on a Motion to
Vacate. At some point, we may very well be, but this is not the time,' Trump
posted on Truth Social
Greg Wehner
By Greg Wehner Fox News
Published
May 8, 2024 7:29pm EDT | Updated May 8, 2024 7:37pm EDT
Fox News
senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the
grievances against the leader on 'Special Report.'
Former
President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to not vote in favor of Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., saying "this is not the time" to oust
House Speaker Mike Johnson.
The House
of Representatives on Wednesday killed an effort by Greene and Rep. Thomas
Massie, R-Ky., to vote on vacating the chair.
Green
appeared to catch most Congressional watchers by surprise when she moved to
force a vote on her motion to vacate the chair, which should have allowed for
the vote.
Though she
has been seen in the past touting a MAGA hat in favor of Trump, the former
president called on Republicans to table her motion.
"I
absolutely love Marjorie Taylor Greene. She’s got Spirit, she’s got Fight, and
I believe she’ll be around, and on our side, for a long time to come,"
Trump posted on Truth Social. "However, right now, Republicans have to be
fighting the Radical Left Democrats, and all the Damage they have done to our
Country. With a Majority of One, shortly growing to three or four, we’re not in
a position of voting on a Motion to Vacate. At some point, we may very well be,
but this is not the time."
He
continued to say he is leading in the presidential polls, both nationally and
in swing states.
Trump said
Republicans are doing well in the Senate, and he believed the party would do
well in the House.
He then
warned about giving off the message that Republicans were not unified.
Former
President Donald Trump speaks at a Republican National Committee donor retreat
Saturday in Palm Beach, Fla. (Donald Trump 2024 campaign)
"But
if we show DISUNITY, which will be portrayed as CHAOS, it will negatively
affect everything," he wrote. "Mike Johnson is a good man who is
trying very hard. I also wish certain things were done over the last period of
two months, but we will get them done, together.
"It is
my request that Republicans vote for "THE MOTION TO TABLE," Trump
added. "We WILL WIN BIG - AND IT WILL BE SOON!"
Johnson got
overwhelming Democratic and Republican support for the table vote, which passed
359 to 43, averting a vote on her motion. Just 11 Republicans voted against
tabling the measure, along with 32 Democrats.
Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene's, R-Ga., effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson on
Wednesday failed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/File)
On the
Republican side, Johnson won the support of 196 members, while 163 Democrats
also voted to shield him.
The House
GOP side of the chamber erupted in cheers when her move was squashed.
Greene has
been threatening to force a vote on taking Johnson's gavel since late March in
protest of his handling of government funding and foreign aid.
Her
resolution, known as a motion to vacate the chair, will now have to be voted on
or tabled after Greene noticed it as "privileged" on Wednesday night
— meaning House leaders have two legislative days to take it up.
Fox News
Digital's Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
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