Democrats Protect Speaker Johnson From Greene’s Effort To Oust Him

House Democrats protected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust him on Wednesday after he pushed forward $95 billion in foreign military aid spending, including $61 billion for the Ukraine proxy war.

The House voted overwhelmingly 359-43 to table Greene’s effort, with only 32 Democrats and 11 Republicans voting against the motion. In contrast, every Democrat voted to oust Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker last year after Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate.

According to The New York Times, members of the minority party in the House have never before voted to prop up the other party’s speaker, and the move demonstrates strong bipartisanship for foreign interventions. Democrats had signaled that they would protect Johnson if he held a vote on Ukraine aid.