Here's what GOP rebels want from Johnson amid threats to oust him from speakership

The House conservatives threatening to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., are seeking assurances connected authorities backing and assistance to Ukraine, Fox News Digital is told.

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., met with Johnson down closed doors for astir 2 hours precocious Monday day aft promising past week to unit a House-wide ballot connected his removal. They declined to springiness details to reporters instantly aft the sit-down but said they would person a follow-up treatment with Johnson connected Tuesday.

However, Fox News Digital was told they are broadly seeking 4 points – including nary much backing for Ukraine nor peculiar counsel Jack Smith's probe into erstwhile President Trump.

They are besides demanding that Johnson vow to artifact immoderate authorities from getting a House-wide ballot unless it has the enactment of a bulk of the House GOP – a longstanding informal proviso called the Hastert rule, named aft a erstwhile Republican speaker.

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE FILES MOTION TO OUST SPEAKER JOHNSON

Conservative Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie, right, are gathering with House Speaker Mike Johnson astir their ouster push. (Getty Images)

On authorities funding, the conservatives are besides pushing Johnson to adhere to the Massie rule, which would necessitate automatic national spending cuts if an statement is not reached connected fiscal twelvemonth 2025 backing by the Sept. 30 deadline. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to Greene, Massie and Johnson's offices for comment. A spokesperson for Greene declined to sermon the contents of a backstage meeting.

Meanwhile, Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., the 3rd GOP rebel who signed onto Greene's question to vacate the seat – a solution calling for a House-wide ballot connected removing the talker – suggested to reporters connected Monday evening that helium wanted Johnson to person immoderate much clip to alteration course.

HOUSE DEMS SAY THEY’LL BLOCK MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE FROM OUSTING SPEAKER JOHNSON

Rep. Paul Gosar is the 3rd House Republican pushing to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. (Getty Images)

"I don't deliberation it's going to hap this week. I anticipation it doesn't hap this week," Gosar told reporters. "I deliberation it would beryllium bully to spot him spell backmost to regular order, get things coming from committees, you get a bulk of the bulk to get thing connected the floor."

Greene is starring the propulsion to oust Johnson amid blimpish frustrations implicit his bipartisan enactment connected captious authorities related to authorities backing and overseas aid. She and Massie pledged to force the ballot sometime this week.

To bash so, she would person to announcement her solution arsenic "privileged" – meaning the House would person 2 legislative days to ballot connected the measurement itself oregon archetypal ballot connected scuttling it via a process known arsenic "tabling" the resolution.

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE CALLS JOHNSON'S FOREIGN AID PACKAGE HIS '3RD BETRAYAL' OF AMERICAN PEOPLE

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has said helium would artifact a question to vacate the ballot against House Speaker Mike Johnson. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Democrats person pledged to block the ouster ballot by voting to array the solution whenever it comes up, thing that could prevention Johnson portion besides apt raising much blimpish frustrations.

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Johnson told reporters connected Monday evening that his gathering with Massie and Greene was "lengthy" but "constructive."

"We person discussed immoderate ideas, and, we're going to conscionable again tomorrow," Johnson said. "I conscionable privation to say, and I told them, and I've said this repeatedly, that I recognize the frustration. I stock it. I would truly similar to beforehand overmuch much of our blimpish argumentation connected a regular ground here. But, the world is we are moving with the smallest bulk successful U.S. past with a one-vote margin."