According to breaking reports, MTG has just stepped to the House floor to call for a vote to oust Speaker Johnson.
Here’s the news:
🚨HAPPENING NOW — MTG is at the mic, seeking recognition.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 8, 2024
🚨🚨🚨MTG IS CALLING FOR VOTE TO OUST MIKE JOHNSON
She got a BIG boo.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 8, 2024
NEWS: MTG is moving to oust Speaker Mike Johnson right now on the House floor.
Can hear Dems booing at her
— Mica Soellner (@MicaSoellnerDC) May 8, 2024
I don’t have video of this yet but it should be posted soon…
UPDATE: The House leadership is going to force a vote to table this motion from MTG right now:
It sounds like the House Republican leadership is going to force a vote to table the motion to vacate TONIGHT. Aka right now.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 8, 2024
THE SCENE ON THE FLOOR:
MTG is reading her resolution. Johnson is standing not far away, next to his chief of staff. He looks calm.
PELOSI huddling with Jeffries and Aguilar
The chamber is quite noisy.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 8, 2024
[UPDATE]
Below is a live stream of the House floor (you can rewind it to see MTG’s comments):
[UPDATE 2]
As you can see on the live stream, Johnson has won the vote to table MTG’s Motion to Vacate:
Vote isn’t over and Johnson has already won the motion to table.
Already at 271 yes.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 8, 2024
[UPDATE 3]
Below is a list of the 11 Republicans who voted against tabling MTG’s motion:
Biggs
Burlison
Crane
Davidson
Gosar
Greene
Massie
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Roy
Spartz
Full list of the 11 House Rs who voted against the motion to table Rep. MTG’s motion to vacate:
Biggs
Burlison
Crane
Davidson
Gosar
Greene
Massie
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Roy
Spartz— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) May 8, 2024
The majority of Republicans may have voted to table this, but it was the Democrats who saved Johnson’s neck.