An elected official from the American hard right announced Wednesday that she would table a motion “next week” to impeach the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, for having supported the sending of new funds to Ukraine.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a parliamentarian close to Donald Trump and known for her escapades, accuses the congressional leader, a member of her party, of “treason”.
“Mike Johnson has fully embraced Washington’s repugnant business model, which consists of financing forever wars,” said the elected representative from Georgia during a press conference.
“So next week, I will file my motion to impeach him,” she announced.
Support for kyiv has been the subject of very heated debates in the American Congress, with many Republicans calling for no more funds to be released to the country, at war with Russia.
After months of procrastination and pressure from Democrats and allies around the world, Republican leader Mike Johnson finally supported the package — drawing the wrath of the hard right.
Any elected member of the House of Representatives can file a motion to impeach its president.
However, it is very unlikely that Mike Johnson will ultimately be dismissed, the Democratic general staff having announced on Tuesday that they would exceptionally vote, with moderate Republicans, to keep him in office.
This saga has a real air of déjà vu.
Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy was impeached only a few months ago in a very similar scenario: he was accused by a small group of Trumpists of having concluded a “secret deal” with the Democrats on Ukraine, in the middle of budget negotiations.