GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses House Speaker Mike Johnson Of Being ‘Owned By The Democrats’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) has accused House Speaker Mike Johnson of being “owned by the Democrats” in a new interview. 

Greene’s allegations come as a response to Johnson’s perceived unwillingness to “defund Jack Smith,” the special counsel who has brought two indictments against former President Donald Trump.

“Mike Johnson is owned by the Democrats, and that proved to me to be right again,” Greene stated in an interview on Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. She went on to claim that it was not Republicans who saved Johnson from her “motion to vacate” his position, but instead Democrats, such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and former House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-New York).

“When you have Nancy Pelosi, who was Speaker of the House when they impeached President Trump twice, and you have Jerry Nadler, who was chairman of the Judiciary Committee that led the impeachment against President Trump, voting to save Mike Johnson, that tells the American people everything that they need to know,” Greene asserted.

The House overwhelmingly rejected Greene’s effort to oust Johnson from his post. Only 10 Republicans and 32 Democrats supported her resolution. The chamber ultimately voted 359-43-7 to keep Johnson in his position in a bipartisan move.

In response to the accusations, Johnson railed against Special Counsel Smith and the indictments brought against Trump, pleading, “you’re going to see the United States Congress address this in every possible way that we can because we need accountability.”

On Tuesday, Johnson joined other Republicans to support Trump at his New York hush money trial.

Johnson has also taken to social media and stated on X, “It is impossible to deny the judicial system in our country has been weaponized against President Trump.” She continued, “I am working with Chairmen [Jim] Jordan and [James] Comer on measures to rein in the abuses of Special Counsel Jack Smith and hold him accountable.”

The ongoing feud between Greene and Johnson highlights the deep divisions within the Republican Party as the party navigates the complex political landscape around the investigations into the former president.