Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the end of the day at Manhattan Criminal Court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments on April 22, 2024, in New York City. (Victor J. Blue - Pool/Getty Images)
"We’ve got to election some people in Congress, much more than we have right now," Trump continued. "We have to elect some good senators. Get rid of some of the ones we have now, like Romney and others. And we have to have a big day, and we have to win the presidency. If we don’t win the presidency, I’m telling you I think our country could be finished… We are absolutely a country in decline."
Greene, a strong Trump ally, called on Johnson to resign after the House passed a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes about $61 billion for Ukraine, or she would move to have him ousted as Speaker.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on April 16, 2024 in Washington, D.C. She threatened to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., over a $95 billion aid package. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Inching closer to the November election, Republicans maintain a slimmer majority after McCarthy resigned from the House after his ouster as Speaker and Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was expelled from the lower chamber of Congress. Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., voiced support for Greene's motion to vacate Johnson from the Speakership last week.
But Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., head of the House Freedom Caucus who supported McCarthy's ouster, told The Hill he opposed booting Johnson from the top job.
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"My judgment and estimation is that this is not the time to do that," Good reportedly said.
Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
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