Marjorie Taylor Greene escalates threat to oust Mike Johnson over Ukraine aid – live

House returns from recess today with the speaker under threat from his own party, led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, if Ukraine bill advances

Some centrist Democrats have already indicated they will not allow Greene to let the chamber descend into chaos, especially if she forces the motion to vacate vote over the issue of Ukraine funding. Congressman Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat of Florida, posted to Twitter/X last month:

I do not support Speaker Johnson but I will never stand by and let [Greene] … take over the people’s House.

My vote would most likely be for a Speaker Jeffries, which becomes an increasingly likely reality day after day as Republicans pursue further midterm resignation. But I think, for those of us and for any Democrat inclined, I don’t think we do that for free.

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