Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who have been advocating to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from the speakership slot, met with him on Monday.
Johnson described it as a “lengthy, constructive meeting” and said they will meet again on Tuesday.
The threat of possible removal has been looming over Johnson’s speakership since Greene filed a motion to vacate in March, but Greene indicated last week that she planned to pull the trigger on the speakership ouster bid this week.
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Massie and GOP Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona both cosponsored Greene’s motion to vacate in April.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) said in a statement last week,
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