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Johnson Says He’s Willing to Move on After Failed Ouster Attempt by Joseph Lord – US Politics News

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) suggested that he’s willing to move on from his disagreements with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after the Georgia Republican failed in her motion to vacate the speaker’s chair.
“I don’t hold grudges,” Mr. Johnson said during a May 9 appearance on “Fox and Friends.”
It comes after the House on May 8 overwhelmingly rejected Ms. Greene’s push to vacate Mr. Johnson in a 359–43 vote. Seven members voted present.
But even though the measure was defeated, it raises alarm bells for Mr. Johnson’s future leadership. Eleven Republicans voted to move forward on the motion—three more than the number who voted to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in October….

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