House Speaker Mike Johnson says he tried to speak with fellow GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during Congress' recent recess about her effort to remove him from his leadership position but she "wasn't interested" in having a conversation.
Greene, of Georgia, filed a motion to vacate late last month in an effort to remove Johnson after the House passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill. In an interview that aired Wednesday on CBN News, the speaker addressed his attempts to have a discussion with her and his thoughts on the spending bill.
"I tried over the two-week break. She wasn't interested in speaking, and that's okay," said Johnson, one day after the House reconvened.
The Louisiana lawmaker, facing removal after roughly just six months as speaker, said he tried texting her about having a phone call or a meeting.