Trump rebukes Marjorie Taylor Greene's failed attempt to oust Speaker: 'Not the time'

Former President Donald Trump called connected House Republicans to not ballot successful favour of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., saying "this is not the time" to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson.

The House of Representatives connected Wednesday killed an effort by Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to ballot connected vacating the chair.

Green appeared to drawback astir Congressional watchers by astonishment erstwhile she moved to unit a ballot connected her question to vacate the chair, which should person allowed for the vote.

Though she has been seen successful the past touting a MAGA chapeau successful favour of Trump, the erstwhile president called connected Republicans to array her motion.

"I perfectly emotion Marjorie Taylor Greene. She’s got Spirit, she’s got Fight, and I judge she’ll beryllium around, and connected our side, for a agelong clip to come," Trump posted connected Truth Social. "However, close now, Republicans person to beryllium warring the Radical Left Democrats, and each the Damage they person done to our Country. With a Majority of One, soon increasing to 3 oregon four, we’re not successful a presumption of voting connected a Motion to Vacate. At immoderate point, we whitethorn precise good be, but this is not the time."

HOUSE SQUASHES MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE'S MOTION TO OUST SPEAKER JOHNSON

Former President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Getty Images)

He continued to accidental helium is starring successful the statesmanlike polls, some nationally and successful plaything states.

Trump said Republicans are doing well successful the Senate, and helium believed the enactment would bash good successful the House.

He past warned astir giving disconnected the connection that Republicans were not unified.

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE FILES MOTION TO OUST SPEAKER JOHNSON

Former President Donald Trump speaks astatine a Republican National Committee donor retreat Saturday successful Palm Beach, Fla. (Donald Trump 2024 campaign)

"But if we amusement DISUNITY, which volition beryllium portrayed arsenic CHAOS, it volition negatively impact everything," helium wrote. "Mike Johnson is simply a bully antheral who is trying precise hard. I besides privation definite things were done implicit the past play of 2 months, but we volition get them done, together.

"It is my petition that Republicans ballot for "THE MOTION TO TABLE," Trump added. "We WILL WIN BIG - AND IT WILL BE SOON!"

Johnson got overwhelming Democratic and Republican enactment for the array vote, which passed 359 to 43, averting a ballot connected her motion. Just 11 Republicans voted against tabling the measure, on with 32 Democrats.

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

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's, R-Ga., effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson connected Wednesday failed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/Pool/File)

On the Republican side, Johnson won the support of 196 members, portion 163 Democrats besides voted to shield him.

The House GOP broadside of the enclosure erupted successful cheers erstwhile her determination was squashed.

Greene has been threatening to unit a ballot connected taking Johnson's gavel since precocious March successful protestation of his handling of authorities backing and foreign aid.

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Her resolution, known arsenic a question to vacate the chair, volition present person to beryllium voted connected oregon tabled aft Greene noticed it arsenic "privileged" connected Wednesday nighttime — meaning House leaders person 2 legislative days to instrumentality it up.

Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.