AOC Voices Opposition to Dems Saving Speaker Johnson, But Signals She’s Open to a Deal: I Don’t Think We Do it ‘For Free’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) does not want Democrats to save Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) but signaled Sunday she’s open to making a deal.

Following the passage of the $1.2 trillion spending bill on Friday in the House, Johnson now faces a rebellion in his own party with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filing a motion to vacate.

Greene has not said when she will push for a vote to oust Johnson but indicated the filing was a warning to Republican leadership.

Some Democrats in the House after revealed they will vote to keep Johnson as speaker in order to avoid further chaos in the chamber. Last year, the House was without a speaker for weeks after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

During an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday’s State of the Union, Ocasio-Cortez indicated she was open to making a deal with Republicans regarding a speaker vote, but encouraged Democrats not to save Johnson “for free.”

TAPPER: Some Democrats are saying they’re going to vote. If the motion to vacate comes up, they’ll vote to keep Speaker Johnson as speaker to avoid avoid additional chaos. How would you vote?

OCASIO-CORTEZ: You know, I think that Democrats we work as a team. I am not inclined to vote for a Speaker Johnson I’m not inclined to vote for an individual for speaker, who doesn’t believe in women’s rights, doesn’t believe in rights to bodily autonomy, who has, supported overturning a presidential election, I might vote would, most likely be for a speaker Jeffries, which becomes an increasingly, likely reality day after day as Republicans pursue further midterm resignations.

But, you know, I think for those of us and for any Democrat inclined, I don’t think we do that for free. And I don’t think that we do that, you know, out of sympathy for Republicans. And I think that, you know, the realities of governance are there. We want to make sure that that governance continues and that responsible governance continues. And that generally tends to happen under a Democratic majority.

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