The picture shows Speaker Mike Johnson (left) and Congressman Marjory Taylor Green (right). Getty Images/AP Washington CNN After their second meeting, Green did not specify when she might force a vote, nor did she promise to take action to expel the Speaker this week, but she said Johnson had a "fairly short" window to take action on a series of demands. However, the vote to remove the Speaker is bound to fail, because House Democrats have announced that they will vote against her motion.
"Now, the ball is on the court in Mike Johnson," Green told Manu Raju of CNN. "We are interested in watching his actions, not his words."
The demands she mentioned include Johnson's commitment to abide by the so-called Hasted rule, that is, most people must support every bill submitted to parliament; Dismiss the investigation of former President Trump by Special Adviser Jack Smith; No longer aid Ukraine; If they can't deal with 12 separate appropriations bills in FY 2025, the federal budget will be cut by 1%.
Green said that they are waiting for the spokesman to respond to them. She added that they didn't give him a deadline to reply.
"We didn't give a specific timetable, but it was quite short," she said.
When asked if she still plans to force a recall vote this week-as she said before-Green said, "Well, we'll wait and see. It depends on Mike Johnson. "
Later on Tuesday, Johnson did not say whether he would meet the requirements.
"We are discussing. That's all, "Johnson told CNN.
Johnson also called the talks "fruitful" and said he was "optimistic" that they could reach a resolution.
"As I said, we are studying many ideas and suggestions, just like me and all members of the CD. This is part of the process, "he told reporters. "So I am optimistic that we can reach some resolutions."
Johnson and Green met for about two hours on Monday. After the meeting, Green refused to provide details of the discussion, nor did she say whether she would still forcibly vote for him to step down this week.
Johnson defended his leadership against this threat, saying that he would not resign, and warned that voting to remove him might lead to chaos in the House of Representatives.
On Tuesday, before the meeting, Johnson emphasized his close relationship and confidence with Trump, saying that he intended to "lead this meeting in the future" and that he was "very happy to get the support of President Trump".
Johnson insisted that his meeting was not a negotiation, and he sought the opinions of all members.
"This is not a negotiation," he said. "Everyone knows that I have to have lengthy discussions with members of the CD every day. We have 217 people in detail, which takes a lot of time," he told reporters.
Trump and Green talked about her motion on the phone, and many sources who knew about the phone told CNN.
Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, one of the three Republicans who publicly pushed Johnson to step down, said that he and Green gave Johnson a "last chance" to agree to several "suggestions" before Tuesday's meeting.
Marcy told CNN: "I think Marjory is very cautious and reasonable on this point. She and I decided to give Speaker Johnson one last chance to say that he will stand with Republicans instead of Democrats." "There are some touchstones in this regard, but these things are very important to the CD."
Republicans expressed concern about authorizing Green.
Many Republicans opposed the expulsion of Johnson, and didn't want to see the meeting fall into fierce infighting, just as Kevin McCarthy, the former Speaker of Parliament, was expelled in a historic and unprecedented vote last year.
Johnson briefly introduced his ongoing conversation with Green at the news conference, but declined to give any specific details.
On Tuesday, some Republican members of the House of Representatives expressed concern about further empowering Green by giving in to any demands.
Representative Kelly Armstrong, Republican of North Dakota, said, "I think if you negotiate with two members who want something, you will lose 30 members who want something else, and I think he knows that." "I always hesitate to agree to anything when you know that the goalposts will move in five minutes."
"I don't deal with terrorists," said Representative Carlos gimenez, Republican of Florida.
"I don't deal with people who threaten me. Never, and never will, "Ji Mennes said. "If I don't want it, I don't think he wants it either."
But at this moment, the narrow majority left Johnson with little choice, because the speaker hoped to avoid such a scene a few months before the election.
Representative John Duarte, Republican of California, said: "The speaker is talking about practical art here, not philosophy, so I will stand by him in his decision." "I think it is very regrettable that these very few members put the speaker in this very difficult position when we should focus on what is important to the American people."
Steve Scalise, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, said that the Speaker only has an "open policy" and meets anyone who wants to ask him questions.
Scalise didn't want to disclose the details requested by Green and Marcy. But when asked if it is possible to swear not to provide additional aid to Ukraine, Scalise said that in any case, more aid to Ukraine may not come soon.
"If you look at the recent Ukrainian bill, it took months for this alliance to come together," he said.
When asked if he was worried that agreeing with anything about Green would empower her, Scalise said, "All our members are empowered now. At this time, everyone knows that we are either moving in the same direction, or we can't advance our agenda for that week. We must remain United. "
Meanwhile, Johnson has been taking measures to reach out to his right wing. According to people familiar with the matter, Johnson met with the conservative Liberal Party in the House of Representatives on Monday night. Green was kicked out of the party group meeting in July 2023.
The story and title have been updated with additional development.
Manu Raju, Kristen Holmes, Melanie Zanona and Kristin Wilson of CNN contributed to this.