Marjorie Taylor Greene says Speaker Mike Johnson's 'days are numbered': All eyes on Republican firebrand as colleagues wait to see if she follows through with threat to oust him

Fresh off a week-long break from Washington, Speaker Mike Johnson is walking back into Washington with a slew of policy victories - and will be forced to contend with the threats to his job they've prompted. 

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., reminded Johnson on Sunday that she is waiting in the wings to take him down. 'His days as Speaker are numbered,' she wrote on X. 

The Republican firebrand sounded off about the $60 billion for Ukraine Congress passed last week  - and warned Johnson and the rest of congressional leadership could usher in 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine. 

'Permanent funding for Ukraine is exactly what they want and Mike Johnson will give it to them,' Green wrote on X. 

'Peace is not an option for them because it doesn't fit the government appropriations war business and economic model, which is vile and disgusting.' 

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene , R-Ga., reminded Johnson on Sunday that she is waiting in the wings to take him down. 'His days as Speaker are numbered,' she wrote on X

She went on: 'They're [sic] plan is keep funding the proxy war with Russia in Ukraine and when that doesn't work, after all the Ukrainian men have been slaughtered, next they will put American troops on the ground. Johnson will do whatever Biden/Schumer want in order to keep the Speaker's gavel in his hand, but he has completely sold out the Republican voters who gave us the majority.'

Greene was quoting a statement from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that said the U.S. and Ukraine are working on 'fixing specific levels of support for this year and for the next ten years.' 

Johnson received praise from across the political spectrum for pushing through a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and reauthorizing the intelligence community's warrantless spying powers. 

He's also received backlash. Two more Republicans - Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., - joined onto a motion to vacate Johnson from the speakership Greene launched last month. 

The motion has not been called to the floor and Greene has been coy on any sort of timeframe or red line that could prompt her to bring it forward. The three Republicans on the motion have been trying to increase pressure on Johnson to resign. 

The Republican firebrand sounded off about the $60 billion for Ukraine Congress passed last week - and warned Johnson and the rest of congressional leadership could usher in 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine

'Mike Johnson's Speakership is over,' Greene told Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures' earlier this month. 'He needs to do the right thing to resign and allow us to move forward in a controlled process.'

Such a vote would toss the House back into tumult just like the three speakerless weeks when Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., launched a motion to vacate against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.  

But Republicans can only afford two defections on party-line votes - and many fear that another motion to vacate could prompt more early retirements on their side, so some hardliners have vocally opposed Greene's motion. 

Gaetz suggested on his podcast earlier this month that someone in his party might be 'bribed' to allow Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to become speaker. 

'I do believe in a one seat majority, there could be one or two or three of my colleagues who would take a bribe in one form or another in order to deprive the Republicans of having a majority at all.' 

Rep. Bob Good, R-Fla., another McCarthy antagonist and chair of the Freedom Caucus, said Johnson has 'failed us' as speaker but said it's too close to the November elections to try to put someone new in the job. 

But Democrats have already said they would not vote to advance a motion to oust the speaker after he put Ukraine aid on the floor. 

Johnson has been clinging to former President Donald Trump for a lifeline. Trump has taken a tempered stance, defending Johnson and pointing out the slim majority he has to work with.

'Look, we have a majority of one, OK? It's not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do,' the former president said on Real America's Voice last week.  

The Ukraine bill includes $23 billion for replenishing U.S. stockpiles that have been depleted for the fight in Russia. 

Some $11 billion would go to U.S. military operations in the region and $14 billion would go to procuring advanced weapons systems. 

Another $26 million would go to oversight and accountability of equipment given to Ukraine.

Two separate economic assistance funds worth $7.85 billion and $1.58 billion would also be offered to Ukraine under a loan structure. 

The president has wide authority over the terms of the loan, and could forgive half of it after November 15, 2024 and half after January 1, 2026.