Speaker Mike Johnson huddled Monday for almost two hours with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene - a marathon meeting suggesting the pair is seeking a deal to defuse tensions and preclude floor action on the Georgia firebrand's resolution to boot Johnson from power.
Greene later told reporters the huddle will take place at 12:30 p.m. Greene declined to say if she was ready to push through with her plan to force her motion to vacate resolution to the floor, but suggested she is seeking some assurances from the Speaker that he'll fight harder for conservative policy priorities in negotiations with Democrats - the issue at the heart of both her criticisms and her removal effort.
The comments are a departure from last week when the Georgia Republican was adamant that she would move to force a vote on Johnson's ouster this week, underscoring the importance of putting her conservative colleagues on the record regarding whether they support the Speaker.
"If this vote fails and the whole conference, the whole Congress, supports the uniparty, let me tell you something, that is not a failure, it's a win for the American people, because that's a list of names," Greene later added.
The Georgia Republican requested Monday's meeting with Johnson and said she would huddle with him again Tuesday, a signal that she is considering an offramp from her weeks-long motion to vacate threat.
Greene filed her removal resolution more than a month ago and has dangled it over Johnson's head since then.
The Georgia Republican has hammered Johnson for cutting a number of legislative deals with Democrats, including legislation to fund the government, a bill to reauthorize the U.S.'s warrantless surveillance powers and, most recently, a foreign aid package that included billions for dollars for Ukraine.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4647490-greene-johnson-ouster-vote-off-ramp/
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