Eleven members of the House of Representatives from the Republican party opposed the motion to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) proposal to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his position. The Republicans who voted against tabling the motion were Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Alex Mooney (R-WV), Barry Moore (R-AL), Chip Roy (R-TX), and Victoria Spartz (R-IN), in addition to Greene. The final vote count was 359-43, with seven House members voting present.

Greene filed a motion to vacate Johnson from his position as speaker of the House in March, following which she filed a motion to vacate. Conservatives in the House have criticized Johnson for his alleged alignment with the Democrats and President Joe Biden. In April, Johnson introduced a $95 billion foreign aid package, allocating $26 billion to Israel, $61 billion to Ukraine, and $8 billion to allies in the Indo-Pacific. Greene and Massie met with Johnson for about three hours on Monday to propose accountability measures.

Greene mentioned that they had a lengthy discussion with Speaker Johnson and planned to meet with him again the next day. Despite expressing frustration, Johnson stated his desire to promote conservative policies daily, emphasizing the challenges faced by Republicans with the smallest majority in U.S. history. When questioned about Greene’s proposed accountability measures, Johnson clarified that it was not up for negotiation and that he would consider them along with other ideas.

“Look, um, we’re gonna process these ideas just like we do all ideas and all input from members, and — this is not a negotiation,” Johnson explained. “I’m doing my job, and part of the job is taking suggestions and thoughtful ideas from members, and that’s what we’re doing.”


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