Majorie Taylor Greene disapproves of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's leadership

It was a major loss for Speaker Johnson. Also on Capitol Hill, a major pushback from a House Republican on the issue of Ukraine. Marjorie Taylor Greene telling the chamber we are not in charge of Ukraine's borders but instead in charge of our own. Earlier this afternoon, she talked and met with House Speaker Mike Johnson. Here is are on the scene. Replay comments to reporters after that meeting when step back a little let's go back you. There I things no other things >> we had we had a I explained through my letter everyone's reading I sent to my colleagues also that he is the Republican leader. They he is the leader of the opposition party against the Biden administration. We expect him to leave that way not to pass the Biden administration's agenda. There's 2 issues are coming up. They're extremely important. Pfizer and Ukraine. If he finds the deep state and the warrantless spying on Americans, he's telling Republican voters all over the country that they continued behavior will happen. More spying on President Trump and spy on hundreds of thousands of Americans. We cannot trust the Department of Justice to hold the FBI accountable for that. They work hand in hand together, especially under the Biden administration. The Biden administration is proven they will use their government again, sir, political enemies. Number 2, the finding Ukraine must end. We're not responsible for a war in Ukraine. Worse. We're responsible for the war on our border. And I made that clear to Speaker Johnson. >> That the United States Borders the only border that matters and if he moves forward funding Ukraine, that he's going to be personally responsible for funding the continued people in a foreign country that is not a NATO ally of ours. >> And that the American people do not support. So I made these things we discussed on the best. And I explained all the reasons why he failed as our speaker is the Republican speaker of the House. He funded the Biden administration. He funded their open border policies. This is not going to be tolerated by Republicans and it's not the way to win elections. Are Republican voters do not want to vote for a Democrat agenda. They want to vote for Republican agenda. >> has this. >> got a lot of excuses as to why that happened. Talking being in classified briefings. What he's being told there talking about their products process. I explained we had we had 5, almost 6 months of see ours. We could have continued could have passed our 5 appropriation bills where the past 7. He said that going forward hit. There's a plan in place with Tom Cole is the new chair of up Roads to pass these 12 separate appropriation bills before the government deadline. Before we go on break and my my thoughts are this is past behavior. Is expectations of future behavior from our speaker of the House and he is the leader. So why would we expect you say making promises? There's no deal. You want them feel on either. You know, I said no, we didn't walk out with a deal. I explained to him that. >> And he had knowledge that as as a Republican members of the House, I pretty much have the best view of how the base feels and what Republican voters one, I explained to them him exactly what Republican voters want and how our party feels. also explained that our voters will not support support a Republican Party that continues like this leadership has been host Trump and that's extremely important. We have to have change behavior that supports the policies that the American people are supporting under President Trump. It's not about whether you like President Trump or not. The Republican Party. Republican voters are supporting his policies yet. My Johnson's leadership has been completely opposite. He supported Biden policies. What do you Rains I tell them not defend Ukraine. I would have with did not give me an All of rule about to go on the floor that there's no if this does pass that we depend on fact that there's support the war >> He did not give guarantees. >> Line, did you give him any kind of ultimatum about what would cause you to activate baking? I did not give him a red line and I have been very considerate of my conference and I'm continuing to be considerate of my conference. He discussed having a kitchen and kitchen cabinet. Great. That would be great visors for him. I asked me if I was interested and I said I'll wait and see what his proposal is on that right now. He does not have my watching what happens with Pfizer Ukraine. Those are the 2 things that robbery time. We don't know when you actually go forward this meeting. Clarify your timing. Have that yet. When you plan to move forward, this meeting clarify my time again, I'm being >> respectful of my conference. >> And the committees and things that are happening. But at the same time, bison, will tell a lot there. Do you feel worse about going into this meeting compared to how you expected it to go? I mean, we talked yesterday when you said you had problems you feel worse about where things are now after having talked to him. >> I wouldn't phrase like that at I'm a very open and honest and direct person. And that's how are meeting when I was extremely honest, direct and passionate at about what I was explaining to him. This is about our country, our people, our teacher, our borders, our debt, our our inflation. This affects Americans. And so I explained to him as this personal. I don't doubt really And he's to I doubt none of that. I don't doubt that he's afraid every day trying to do the right thing. But he has not done the job that we elected him to do. And I told him that and I said none of this is changing. hasn't changed the way. I view things has not changed the town. In the words in my letter, only his actions, his actions allowed are the only not the words that he >> no, I didn't say that at all. You this is about our conference and we have a one-seat majority right now. However, I will say it's a lie to say that if we if I vacated him, we would not be handed over Democrats. We have the majority of the only way that happens is if Republicans voted for Hakeem Jeffries or refuse to vote for Republican speaker, we also have 2 more members coming soon. >> We'll be getting another Republican in April and another one base or majority should grow and less more. Republicans continue. >> Scripps News on the scene on Capitol Hill. Some things to unpack. There are European allies are also concerned with the war in Ukraine fearing that Vladimir Putin will not stop with Ukraine and could attack a NATO ally. Next under article 5 of the NATO treaty and attack on one is an attack on all. It was last used when America s attacked on 9.11, our allies came to our defense has for any efforts to replace the House speaker. Some House Democrats are saying they will vote to keep them sure that involve making sure that

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Published: Wed Apr 10 2024