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Greene says Speaker Johnson is a ‘Democrat,’ comparable to Nancy Pelosi
The Hill ^ | 04/03/24 9:27 PM ET | BY SARAH FORTINSKY

Posted on 04/03/2024 9:40:46 PM PDT by RandFan

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday likened Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to a Democrat as she doubled down on threats to push forward with an effort to oust him from his post.

In a phone interview with CNN’s Manu Raju on Wednesday, Greene reportedly showed no sign of being deterred by warnings from within her conference to quell her resistance to Johnson. She sharply criticized Johnson for striking a bipartisan deal on a $1.2 trillion funding bill that averted a partial government shutdown.

Greene has attacked the bill for relying on Democratic votes for passage, lacking many GOP policy demands and not being released with sufficient time to read the full bill before voting.

Greene said she thinks Republicans around the country back her position, saying GOP voters are “furious that our so-called Christian conservative, Republican Speaker of the House did this to them,” Raju reported.

“People are fed up with Republicans that say one thing and turn around and literally join the flock and just continue the same old crap everybody’s tired of,” Greene said, likening Johnson’s tactics to that of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Greene reportedly said Johnson has “literally turned into Mitch McConnell’s twin and worse. He’s a Democrat.”

“There’s not even any daylight between him and Nancy Pelosi at this point,” she reportedly added.

CNN reported that Greene shot down the suggestion that ousting Johnson could result in a more moderate Speaker, like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).

“We cannot get anyone more moderate than Mike Johnson,” Greene said. “I would argue Mike Johnson, we can’t get any further left than Mike Johnson. I think the Democrats might be happier with him than they are with Hakeem Jeffries.”

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
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To: CaptainK

She would say things like “but we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it.”


21 posted on 04/04/2024 12:05:28 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: USA-FRANCE

Another phony narrative related to this pathetic Armageddon-Inducing war in Ukraine.


22 posted on 04/04/2024 12:06:15 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

“Another phony narrative related to this pathetic Armageddon-Inducing war in Ukraine.”

Then they should stop doing it - it’s been going on for quite a number of years. Why act like it is insignificant? Everyone should be able to agree the behavior is outrageous.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=russia+kidnapping+ukrainian+children&t=h_&ia=web


23 posted on 04/04/2024 12:11:47 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: TigersEye

Re: 2 - How dare you! LOL

Remember what Matt Gaetz said about Johnson once he became Speaker - that “now we have the man and we have the plan” (paraphrase).

LOL!!!


24 posted on 04/04/2024 12:19:59 AM PDT by Fury
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To: RandFan

Need to stop the self flagellation. Save it for the primaries.


25 posted on 04/04/2024 1:57:53 AM PDT by MagillaX
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To: srmanuel
Plenty is getting done. FJB is the most successful president since FDR. He controls both parties.

And Trump will not have a second term.

Of course some here prefer their unicorns.

26 posted on 04/04/2024 2:46:23 AM PDT by Badboo (A fascist is the one who wants to take your guns. That's how it always starts.)
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To: Badboo

As you say Trump assuming he wins only has 4 years to make changes.

The problems won’t be resolved in 4 years we need an army of people wanting change not just those sufficiently loyal to Trump and a lot of people don’t realize that

One thing you can be 100% assured of is the left is relentless it’s a daily street fight


27 posted on 04/04/2024 3:03:08 AM PDT by srmanuel ( )
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To: RandFan
“furious that our so-called Christian conservative, Republican Speaker of the House did this to them,”

You'd think that the bible-waving Johnson would at least suggest peace talks.

28 posted on 04/04/2024 3:06:57 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: CaptainK

especially when the dems had the senate and the Presidency....smh.


29 posted on 04/04/2024 3:22:41 AM PDT by basalt (She looks)
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To: MinorityRepublican

so skilled she lost the speakership and the majority twice..one by the biggest defeat in modern history.


30 posted on 04/04/2024 3:24:42 AM PDT by basalt (She looks)
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hope you guys realize how bad this looks to swing voters...this is just stupid. Hope you understand that it takes just ONE blue district republican to jump ship and then you have speaker jeffries...O-N-E.


31 posted on 04/04/2024 3:32:20 AM PDT by basalt (She looks)
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To: RandFan
We need calm right now...lest Hakeem Jeffries becomes Speaker and guarantees that DJT is officially voted by Congress as being unfit for office. And we know what would come after *that*!
32 posted on 04/04/2024 4:11:35 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: RandFan

I’ll go out on a limb - my mom was a Louisiana girl and Dem to the bone! Dad (native Texas saw the light and switched from Dem to Repub. Mom never did - it was in her blood.

So, odds are johnson has it in his blood.


33 posted on 04/04/2024 4:57:41 AM PDT by RebelTXRose (Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for us! PRAY THE ROSARY!)
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To: John S Mosby

We first of all have to consider the source. This is “The Hill” quoting a CNN interviewer.

Next we have the issue where MTG, Gaentz and Boebert each take turns trying to outdo the others for the title of most strident. It is like high school.

Our majority hangs by a thread and this does not help whatever the crappy compromise the Speaker has agreed to.


34 posted on 04/04/2024 5:13:10 AM PDT by KC Burke
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To: RebelTXRose
My Aunt Peg...my surrogate mother after my Mom died when I was young...was born and raised in South Boston (aka:"Southie") in the 1920s.Back then Southie was an Irish slum,the Irish having been at the bottom of the barrel in Boston society.

She was Catholic to her bones...went to Mass every day until,at about 90,she couldn't do it anymore.

She was also a fierce democrat. I tried to tell her in her later years that democrats hated everything that Catholicism stood for...decency,reverence,etc. She wouldn't listen. When I asked her once why she remained a democrat she said "because they give me my Social Security".

There was just no reasoning with her.

35 posted on 04/04/2024 5:24:15 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: RandFan
Actually MTG Johnson is doing the best he can with all the rats on board in his own party and with the slimest of margins hard to be a stone wall with numbers like that, but she knows that, she is the one moving the notice meter
36 posted on 04/04/2024 5:29:36 AM PDT by wild74
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To: RandFan
Seems pretty hypocritical to me given her past support for the previous speaker.


37 posted on 04/04/2024 5:34:16 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: McGruff

Yeah. That MTG-McCarthy “alliance” was weird. Wonder if there was pillow talk involved.


38 posted on 04/04/2024 5:35:25 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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To: RandFan

Unhinged.


39 posted on 04/04/2024 5:52:16 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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To: TigersEye

Did she vote for him?????


40 posted on 04/04/2024 5:56:29 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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