https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/01/marjorie-taylor-greene-oust-mike-johnson-house-speaker/73532361007/
Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks MAGA stupidity barrier as Democrats vow to save Mike Johnson
Marjorie Taylor Greene's unique brand of uselessness has somehow forged bipartisanship in a legislative body that's effectively made of oil and water.
Rex Huppke
USA TODAY
Well, they said it couldnt be done. Americans whove maintained their sanity saw no way, in this age of performative political extremism, that a Donald-Trump-loving lawmaker could ever go too far. They said the MAGA stupidity barrier could never be broken.
Then along came Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Witless), whose crusade to oust GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson for the high crime of governing has somehow brought Democrats and Republicans together, united against her unique form of legislative ludicrousness.
On Wednesday, speaking to reporters who probably wanted to be elsewhere, Greene confirmed that next week she will trigger her motion to boot House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Mike Johnson is not capable of that job. He has proven it over and over again, Greene said. Now we have (Democratic House Minority Leader) Hakeem Jeffries coming out over and over again, embracing Mike Johnson with a warm hug and a big, wet sloppy kiss.
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