Gosar huddled on the House floor earlier in the day with GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie, the other two co-sponsors of the motion to vacate the speakership.
The House adjourned for the rest of the day on Friday afternoon, meaning the earliest Greene could move to oust Johnson is Saturday.
A floor vote to oust Johnson would require a majority to succeed.
“My position is that I’m open, and I’m not going to tell you guys what I’m going to do.
The speaker was surrounded on the House floor on Thursday by a number of far-right lawmakers in a heated discussion.
Persons:
Paul Gosar, Mike Johnson, Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, Greene, Johnson, Chip Roy, “ I’m, ”, “, Eli Crane, Kevin McCarthy, I’m, ” Crane, ’, Dan Bishop, we’ve, Bishop, Gosar’s, Bob Good, CNN’s Manu Raju, Johnson “, Ralph Norman, hardliner, “ We’ve, We’ll, Mike, Norman
Organizations:
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Locations:
Ukraine, Israel, Louisiana