'Psy-op': Conservatives skeptical of House Dems' motives in protecting Johnson

House conservatives are warily watching their Democratic counterparts aft House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., led a connection promising to protect Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from a GOP-led ouster threat.

"Some group are wondering if this isn’t for illustration a psy-op, wherever nan Dems are saying we’re going to publically support you because they want, astatine nan extremity of nan day, for him to beryllium vacated?" Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital connected Tuesday.

House Democratic leaders released a associated connection connected Tuesday declaring they would artifact a House-wide ballot connected ousting Johnson by voting to array nan measure, known arsenic a mobility to vacate nan chair. It's a procedural hurdle that takes spot earlier nan main ballot which, if successful, would artifact nan House from voting connected nan mobility itself.

Greene starring effort 

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is starring GOP rebel threats to trigger a ballot connected removing Johnson from House activity successful protestation of his bipartisan efforts connected authorities backing and overseas aid. 

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE CALLS JOHNSON'S FOREIGN AID PACKAGE HIS '3RD BETRAYAL' OF AMERICAN PEOPLE

Conservatives are skeptical of Democrats' pledge, led by House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, right, to prevention Speaker Mike Johnson's job. (Getty Images)

Several much lawmakers who said pinch Fox News Digital wondered aloud whether Democrats' announcement was a ploy to goad Greene into forcing nan vote.

"In immoderate ways, it’s almost for illustration they’re conscionable trying to push her to do it, and I don’t cognize if that’s nan champion thing," Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., said.

‘Just strange’

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said erstwhile asked if Democrats were trying to goad Greene, "That’s what I’ve heard. That’s nan rumor connected nan Hill, that’s what it’s about."

"I mean it’s conscionable strange. What domiciled do they play? Why?...They didn't travel for [former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.] but they’re coming to support [Johnson]? They’re going to person to reply for that," Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., told reporters, referencing nan truth that each House Democrats voted to oust McCarthy successful October.

Both Mace and Norman besides pointed retired they themselves were against ousting Johnson.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is pushing for Speaker Johnson's ouster (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Since Greene revenge nan solution astir 40 days ago, it has earned 2 co-sponsors successful Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., aft nan House passed a $61 cardinal assistance package for Ukraine this month. But for nan astir part, it has fallen level wrong nan GOP.

Even Johnson's critics successful nan ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus person distanced themselves from nan push to oust Johnson, signaling small appetite for nan 3 weeks of chaos that followed nan ouster of erstwhile House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., past fall.

 'Privileged'

Greene would person to state her solution arsenic "privileged" connected nan House level to unit leaders to return it up wrong 2 legislative days, though she has not yet indicated what she'll do.

She and Massie are holding a property convention responding to House Democrats' announcement connected Wednesday morning.

Jeffries said successful nan associated connection pinch House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., "From nan very opening of this Congress, House Democrats person put group complete authorities and recovered bipartisan communal crushed pinch accepted Republicans successful bid to present existent results. At nan aforesaid time, House Democrats person aggressively pushed backmost against MAGA extremism. We will proceed to do conscionable that."

TENSIONS ERUPT ON HOUSE FLOOR AS CONSERVATIVES CONFRONT JOHNSON ON $95B FOREIGN AID PLAN

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has joined Greene connected a solution to ouster Speaker Johnson. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

"At this moment, upon completion of our nationalist information work, nan clip has travel to move nan page connected this section of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction. We will ballot to array Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate nan Chair. If she invokes nan motion, it will not succeed," they said.

The announcement came during Johnson's regular play property convention and seemingly caught nan speaker unaware.

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"First I've heard of it," he said erstwhile asked by a reporter. "Look, I person to do my job. We person to do what we judge to beryllium nan correct thing. What nan state needs correct now is simply a functioning Congress."

Greene posted connected X successful consequence to Democrats' statement, "Every day, I conflict nan Democrat schedule destroying America and I conflict for an America First Republican agenda. Mike Johnson is officially nan Democrat Speaker of nan House. Here is their charismatic endorsement of his Speakership. What slimy backmost room woody did Johnson make for nan Democrats’ support?"

Fox News Digital reached retired to Greene and Jeffries' offices for comment.