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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker

www.nbcnews.com Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker

Johnson has served as speaker of the House for five months. Greene stopped short of forcing a vote to remove him, calling her motion a “warning.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Mike Johnson as House speaker

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has filed a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, three sources with knowledge of the move told NBC News, doing so just as the House voted to avoid a government shutdown.

Johnson, R-La., has served as speaker for five months, having taken over for Kevin McCarthy who was ousted from the top job under a similar process.

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