US House Democrats Vow to Save Speaker Johnson From Ouster
- Greene’s rebellion was already stalling amid hardliner apathy
- Johnson worked with Democrats on Ukraine aid, spending bills
Hakeem Jeffries hands Mike Johnson the gavel at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on October 25.
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House Democratic leaders said the party would work to save House Speaker Mike Johnson from any ouster effort launched by Republican hardliners.
Ultra-conservative Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and two fellow hardliners have threatened to seek Johnson’s removal as speaker because he worked with Democrats to approve a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.