Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been threatening to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from his chair. AdvertisementDonald Trump appears to be trying to play the role of diplomat amid ongoing tensions between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. "I stand with the speaker," Trump told reporters as Johnson stood beside the former president. But hours before Trump held his press conference, the Georgia representative repeatedly criticized the Speaker on Steve Bannon's "War Room" show. AdvertisementSpokespeople for Greene, Johnson, and Trump did not respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

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