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Democrats joined Republicans on Sunday in defending House Speaker Mike Johnson in the face of a threat to remove him from his post, the day after he won approval of foreign aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. The effort is led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who told Fox News that he’ll be ousted unless he resigns, Politico reports. “Mike Johnson’s speakership is over,” Greene said. Among those speaking against that point of view was fellow House Republican Tony Gonzales, who said on CNN’s State of the Union, “I serve with some real scumbags.” Greene’s criticism includes the fact that Johnson …

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