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How Greene’s Bid to Topple Johnson Could Backfire

March 28, 2024 · 6:31 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bid to vote on firing Speaker Mike Johnson risks throwing the House back into leaderless paralysis for the second time in six months,” Politico reports.

“But it also holds real peril for the frustrated conservatives whom she claims to represent — with some worried she could possibly push Johnson into working with Democrats on Ukraine aid.”

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