'Unprecedented': GOP and Dems alike rage against Marjorie Taylor Greene’s push to oust Speaker Johnson

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'Unprecedented': GOP and Dems alike rage against Marjorie Taylor Greene’s push to oust Speaker Johnson

When former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) was ousted as speaker in early October 2023, House Democrats gave him no support whatsoever. Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) told reporters that Democrats owed McCarthy nothing.Now, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is also facing the possibility of being ousted thanks to a "motion to vacate" introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia). But unlike McCarthy, the far-r…