Marjorie Taylor Greene is losing the support of some of Washington D.C.’s most staunch conservative lawmakers.
Texas’ Ted Cruz is the latest to slam Greene after she announced Wednesday that she will call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, forcing her colleagues to choose sides in a difficult showdown, have Democrats cheering.
“Look, I think it is silly. I think it is seriously counterproductive,” Cruz said on a Real Clear Politics podcast when asked if he supported her effort.
“I think Mike Johnson is a strong conservative who’s been given an almost impossible task. He has a tiny majority in the House, just a two-vote majority, that means any three House members run off to the hills and the majority evaporates, and I think Marjorie Taylor Greene, to try to topple the speaker, increases the chances of chaos and increases the chances of handing control to the Democrats,” he added.
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