Marjorie Taylor Greene Warns Mike Johnson 'Honeymoon' is Over

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene warned on Wednesday that House Speaker Mike Johnson's "honeymoon" is over.

As part of the broader Republican Party's repeated claims that President Joe Biden and his administration have mishandled security at the U.S.-Mexico border to a severe degree, Greene has been outspoken in her calls for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to be impeached.

She has in recent weeks accused him of having "aided and abetted the complete invasion of our country by deliberately flooding our nation with drugs, terrorists, and illegals."

However, on November 14, the House voted against a resolution put forward by Greene to impeach Mayorkas, with a 209-201 vote. Eight Republicans joined Democrats in voting against it.

On Wednesday, as Greene reintroduced her efforts to impeach Mayorkas, the Georgia Republican also expressed her frustration with newly elected Johnson, while speaking with the press.

According to The Hill, Greene said she has said "not much at all" to Johnson about her impeachment effort, which she said was a problem.

"I think it's something that should be a priority for him as speaker of the House," Greene said. "I know it was under Speaker [Kevin] McCarthy. And given that it didn't work out, it would have been something that, I know Speaker McCarthy would have talked to me about and discussed a path to make it successful, but I haven't heard from Speaker Johnson at all," Greene said.

Greene later added she was frustrated with Johnson's leadership thus far.

"The honeymoon's over, so at this point, yes I'm frustrated. The only thing he's done is pass Joe Biden's budget, didn't get anything changed in it," Greene told reporters, referring to the continuing resolution Johnson put forward earlier this month.

Newsweek has reached out to Greene and Johnson via email for comment.

Johnson, who has faced criticism from other hardline Republicans over the passing of a short-term funding bill that prevented a government shutdown in early November, has continued to face other criticisms from Greene.

After Johnson indicated in early November there was insufficient evidence to move forward with formal impeachment proceedings on Biden, Greene responded by taking aim at Johnson's leadership.

"After 8 R's and all D's ousted him, we found checks to Joe Biden and evidence of a massive money laundering scheme and now the new guy you are told is way better doesn't want to impeach. Such progress," the congresswoman wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on November 11.

Greene has also previously called on Johnson to create a new select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol following Johnson's release of hours of footage from the attack.

"I'm calling on @SpeakerJohnson to create a January 6th select committee. Releasing the tapes is not enough! There needs to be investigations and ACCOUNTABILITY for ALL of the lies, deceit, and lives ruined. Every member of the Jan 6th committee, (former Speaker) Nancy Pelosi, FBI, DOJ (Department of Justice), DC Police, Cap[itol] Police, Jan 6 witnesses who lied, all need to be subpoenaed. Criminal referrals must be written and prosecutions MUST happen under a Trump DOJ," Greene wrote on X on November 19.

Republicans, especially supporters of former President Donald Trump, see the release of the tapes as a tool to reframe the narrative around the Capitol riot after the findings of a House January 6 committee last year.

Made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans, its members spent months documenting how Trump rallied his supporters to head to the Capitol and "fight like hell" as Congress was certifying Democrat Biden's 2020 election victory.

Meanwhile on Wednesday, Greene called her impeachment measure—which charges Mayorkas with "high crimes and misdemeanors"—to the floor as a privileged resolution, a procedural gambit that forces leadership to take action on the measure within two legislative days.

Adding that if the current effort to impeach Mayorkas fails, she will "keep reintroducing it," despite criticism from others such as GOP Rep. Tom McClintock.

"I think the American people will not tolerate Republicans continuing to vote it down," Greene said.