In a stunning turn of events, the US House of Representatives, with the support of President Joe Biden’s Democrats, rejected a vote of no confidence against Republican leader Mike Johnson. The chamber, with a clear majority of Republican and Democratic representatives, rejected Greene’s attempt on Wednesday.
This was a blow to radical Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had threatened her party colleague Johnson with this vote for weeks. Greene, a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump, had submitted a proposal to remove Johnson from his position after he allowed a vote in the House of Representatives on a budget package that Republican hardliners rejected. Despite initial hesitation from Democrats, many of them rallied behind Johnson to avert a vote of no confidence, likely as a return for his support for aid to Ukraine.
Johnson expressed hope that this defeat for Greene would put an end to distractions and profiling attempts in the chamber. With the chaos within their own ranks, many Republicans supported Johnson, who holds a position second only to the president and vice president in the US ranking. This comes after Johnson’s predecessor Kevin McCarthy was ousted with the help of radical Republicans in October. The Republicans faced a tumultuous period leading up to this vote as they navigated their narrow majority in the House of Representatives.
