Conservatives are skeptical of Democrats' pledge, led by House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, right, to save Speaker Mike Johnson's job. (Getty Images)
Several more lawmakers who spoke with Fox News Digital wondered aloud whether Democrats' announcement was a ploy to goad Greene into forcing the vote.
"In some ways, it’s almost like they’re just trying to push her to do it, and I don’t know if that’s the best thing," Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., said.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said when asked if Democrats were trying to goad Greene, "That’s what I’ve heard. That’s the rumor on the Hill, that’s what it’s about."
"I mean it’s just strange. What role do they play? Why?...They didn't come for [former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.] but they’re coming to keep [Johnson]? They’re going to have to answer for that," Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., told reporters, referencing the fact that all House Democrats voted to oust McCarthy in October.
Both Mace and Norman also pointed out they themselves were against ousting Johnson.
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has joined Greene on a resolution to ouster Speaker Johnson. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
"At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction. We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed," they said.
The announcement came during Johnson's regular weekly press conference and seemingly caught the speaker unaware.
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"First I've heard of it," he said when asked by a reporter. "Look, I have to do my job. We have to do what we believe to be the right thing. What the country needs right now is a functioning Congress."
Greene posted on X in response to Democrats' statement, "Every day, I fight the Democrat agenda destroying America and I fight for an America First Republican agenda. Mike Johnson is officially the Democrat Speaker of the House. Here is their official endorsement of his Speakership. What slimy back room deal did Johnson make for the Democrats’ support?"
Fox News Digital reached out to Greene and Jeffries' offices for comment.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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