Greene: Speaker Johnson Has ‘Totally Sidelined’ House Republicans, Acting in Deference to White House

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday accused House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of marginalizing House Republicans and acting in deference to the White House. In a post on X, Greene said she and other GOP lawmakers "came courageously roaring into 2025 with legislation that matched the 2024 electoral mandate only to be totally sidelined by Johnson under full obedience of the WH."

Greene argued that executive orders are temporary and criticized colleagues who prioritize loyalty tests over binding policy. She wrote that symbolic gestures "won't help Americans pay their rent or stop corporations from buying up homes, buy their groceries, provide good-paying jobs, stop foreigners with visas from stealing their jobs, stop American tax dollars from funding foreign wars and causes, or rebuild the value of the dollar."

"Passing effective legislation that gets signed into law is permanent and actually solves Americans' problems," Greene wrote.

She warned that as lawmakers shift into campaign mode, the narrow GOP majority has been largely squandered, accusing a so-called "Uniparty" of leaving voters "empty handed." Greene predicted voters in 2026 and 2028 will ask candidates what tangible results they delivered and how those results made their lives better.

Resignation and intra-party tensions

Last week Greene announced she will resign from Congress in January after President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement and called her a "traitor." Greene said she expected a "hurtful and hateful primary" if she ran again and said she would not "be a 'battered wife' hoping it all goes away and gets better."

Greene has recently clashed with both Trump and Johnson. During the government shutdown fight she criticized Johnson for not presenting Republican alternatives to the Affordable Care Act. She was also one of four House Republicans who joined Democrats to force a vote requiring the Department of Justice to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Legislative implications

Greene’s pending departure could affect Johnson’s legislative math heading into January. With the GOP’s current 219-213 majority, the speaker can typically afford to lose at most two Republican votes on a bill, assuming all members are present and Democrats remain unified in opposition.

Johnson faces a pressing calendar: he must pass nine appropriations bills or approve a short-term continuing resolution by Jan. 30 to keep the government funded and avoid another shutdown. Responding to criticism about output, Johnson told Fox News Digital last week that he intends to codify former President Trump's executive orders through the end of the year and to work with Congress on an "affordability" agenda.

"There’s a lot of initiatives left on the table, things for us to do and a short amount of time to do it in," Johnson said. "But we’re really bullish about the ideas that we’re bringing forward over the next few weeks and in the coming months about reducing the cost of living."

The dispute highlights ongoing GOP tensions over priorities and strategy at a moment when a narrow majority and an urgent funding deadline increase the stakes for legislative unity.